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Originally Posted by Kobi
I was particularly struck by:
One result of this commitment to confidentiality is that the descriptions in the report do not fully capture the diversity and complexity of the circumstances associated with the complaints or the factors that determined the outcomes and sanctions," Peart said. "Nonetheless, the range of penalties described in the semi-annual report reflects our readiness to impose harsh sanctions when the findings warrant them."
According to my Indiana Jones decoder ring, that means there are degrees of rape i.e. acceptable rape, unacceptable rape, and a host of other things along the way.
SMH.
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Well considering the relatively non existent penalties, I am hard pressed and frankly a little scared to imagine just what kind of diverse and complex circumstance would need to occur for harsh sanctions to be warranted.
Nonconsensual sex, really, the games people play with language is amazing. It is interesting how much power you can remove from something by changing the language. Rape is a charged word and they succeeded in defusing it. The question that needs to be asked and the answer that needs to be examined is WHY. What are the short and long term payoffs.