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Verbal or Written Permission Could be Required For College Sex
LA Weekly ^ | Wed, Jun 4, 2014 | Dennis Romero

Posted on 06/04/2014 2:20:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway

You're in the heat of the moment, rounding third, but then you must stop and ask, Can I have your verbal or written consent to have sex with you?

Sounds quite unspontaneous. But a law co-authored by L.A. state Sen. Kevin de Leon would have state-run college campuses establish an "affirmative consent" standard for its students.

According to the language of the bill, SB 967, students who want to have sex must essentially establish that there has been "an affirmative, unambiguous, and conscious decision by each participant to engage in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity." In fact, the legislation says, ... ... It is the responsibility of the person who wants to engage in initiating the sexual activity to ensure that he or she has the consent of the other person to engage in the sexual activity. Lack of protest or resistance does not mean consent, nor does silence mean consent. No more making sexy faces and sounds for you. You've got to verbalize. Or get it on paper.

A rep for Leon said that the University of California system, as well as other noted institutions around the nation, have already adopted a similar policy. And she emphasized that this was just one aspect of a law aimed at changing the culture of California campuses when it comes to sexual assault and harassment.

The legislation, which was recently approved by the Senate, would also require state colleges and universities to establish standards for student or campus sex that already exist under California law:

People accused of assault, for example, couldn't use being drunk as an excuse. And it would be assault to have sex with someone who's asleep, unconscious or otherwise unable to give consent.

Leon's rep explained that while this is also part of current law, campuses have their own systems of student discipline, and without expressly laying down the rules for colleges as well, some suspects could fall through the cracks. And some victims could shy away.

With this law, it would all be there in black and white for each and every state campus. They would have to abide.

The bill appears to be a response to last month's release of a U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights roster of 55 schools that face inquiries over their handling of the sex-assault reports.

De Leon says:

The federal government is currently investigating 55 colleges and universities. Obviously, there is a problem. SB 967 will change the equation so the system is not stacked against survivors by establishing an affirmative consent policy to make it clear that only 'yes' means 'yes.'

Bill co-author Hannah-Beth Jackson, a state Senator from Santa Barbara, adds:

... Events in Isla Vista confirm that misogyny exists on and around our campuses, and we need to confront it. This bill makes a strong statement that California is moving from a culture of acceptance to a 'no excuses' culture. No excuses for rape. No excuses for blaming the victims of rape. No excusing for not supporting these victims. And no excuses for colleges and universities turning a blind eye to the problem of campus sexual assault and violence.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: college
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1 posted on 06/04/2014 2:20:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Some guys will probably post forms on the bulletin board and see who calls.


2 posted on 06/04/2014 2:22:22 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Better have it notorized


3 posted on 06/04/2014 2:22:41 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: nickcarraway

Western Civilization has collapsed. We’re haggling over the final score.


4 posted on 06/04/2014 2:22:59 PM PDT by Tallguy
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Wait! Don’t sign till the notary gets here.


5 posted on 06/04/2014 2:23:38 PM PDT by joelt
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Sex for everyone - except straight white males.

Anyway, I don’t necessarily see this as a bad thing.


6 posted on 06/04/2014 2:23:51 PM PDT by Fido969 (What's sad is most)
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or at least text each other then your respective cell carriers have copies


7 posted on 06/04/2014 2:24:24 PM PDT by posterchild (It takes a politician to declare a settled science.)
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Notary? How about a video will and DNR?


8 posted on 06/04/2014 2:24:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Discrimination against the illiterate!


9 posted on 06/04/2014 2:25:40 PM PDT by posterchild (It takes a politician to declare a settled science.)
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Meat Loaf: “Paradise by the dashboard light”

I gotta know right now!

Lemme sleep on it...

I gotta know right now!


10 posted on 06/04/2014 2:25:40 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great -- until it happens to YOU..)
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Stop right there. I need to know right now. Before we go any further, Do you love me? Will you love me forever? Do you need me? Will you never leave me?

-PJ

11 posted on 06/04/2014 2:25:51 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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I’ll bet there’s an app for this.


12 posted on 06/04/2014 2:26:02 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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I couldn’t take it any longer god I was crazy when the lawyers came upon me like a tidal wave.


13 posted on 06/04/2014 2:26:38 PM PDT by posterchild (It takes a politician to declare a settled science.)
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A stupid, politically correct, feel-good bill that is totally unenforceable.


14 posted on 06/04/2014 2:27:29 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: nickcarraway

So I guess, “Stick it in my dirty place!” has not established that there has been “an affirmative, unambiguous, and conscious decision by each participant to engage in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity.”


15 posted on 06/04/2014 2:28:28 PM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: nickcarraway

Taking passing notes in class to a whole other level.


16 posted on 06/04/2014 2:30:05 PM PDT by bgill
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You have some strange girlfriends. Or cleaning ladies.


17 posted on 06/04/2014 2:30:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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This won’t pass but I really, REALLY hope that it does.

I hope the left turns college campii into freaking NORTH KOREA —no music, no booze, no fatty foods like pizza, no fornication, no weird haircuts or clothes, NO FUN AT ALL.

That ought to really spice up the young vote…!

Won’t they be popular…!


18 posted on 06/04/2014 2:30:49 PM PDT by gaijin
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I think they tried this at Oberlin about 25 years ago.


19 posted on 06/04/2014 2:31:02 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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Written Permission Could be Required For College Sex

Should be good for the blackmail business

20 posted on 06/04/2014 2:31:47 PM PDT by Joan Kerrey (The larger the government, the smaller the people)
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