Posted on 10/31/2015 10:23:44 PM PDT by zeestephen
I was doing some unrelated work on crime statistics when I came across this sentence in a FBI report: "There were an estimated 79,770 rapes (legacy definition) reported to law enforcement." I assume the "new" definition is the one now used on college campuses. The sentence is near the bottom of the page. "Legacy Definition!"
(Excerpt) Read more at fbi.gov ...
Pointing out political correctness is now a microaggression.
Definition
In 2013, the FBI UCR Program initiated collection of rape data under a revised definition within the Summary Reporting System. Previously, offense data for forcible rape was collected under the legacy UCR definition: the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Beginning with the 2013 data year, the term “forcible” was removed from the offense title, and the definition was changed. The revised UCR definition of rape is: Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. Attempts or assaults to commit rape are also included; however, statutory rape and incest are excluded. See Rape Addendum for details.
All rape data submitted in 2013 - whether collected under the revised definition or the legacy definition - are presented in this publication. However, because only one year of rape data has been collected under the revised definition, the overview presented here discusses only legacy definition rape data.
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This change bothers me, depending on how “consent” is defined. If it counts as rape what I consider implied consent, such as when a woman is conscious and actively participating but never explicitly says “yes”, then I have a problem with it. If it just counts as rape the use of date rape drugs - “roofies” and GHB - then I am okay with calling those rape.
On a related note with rape definitions, it bothers me that they still won’t call homosexual pedophiles and their actions against children “homosexual”. If a man rapes a boy, it’s rape, but it’s also homosexual. Pretending that it’s not gay is absurd.
new definition vs. old definition
They should outlaw dicks!
In the future, I wonder if a guy will be charged with rape, for looking at a woman?
In other words, thought crime.
Thanks to both of you for the very helpful FBI links.
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