March 30, 1984 · Cavalier Daily

Rape Law: If She Says No, She Means No

Published during Rape Awareness Week, this opinion article discusses the historic tendency in rape trials to blame the crime on the victim. The writer notes a recent change of attitudes in Massachusetts in the wake of three prominent rape trials, wherein juries concluded that, if the victim said no, the sexual act constituted a rape. The writer supports the emergence of the "no means no" ethos.

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Subject	College student newspapers and periodicals Blaming the victim Rape--Investigation Mass media
Creator	Ellen Goodman
Source	Cavalier Daily
Publisher	Cavalier Daily
Date	1984-03-30

Tags	national media, student publications
Date Added	August 7, 2016
Date Modifed	August 10, 2016
Collection	Cavalier Daily: articles about sexual violence

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