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Obama's 2011 Title IX "Dear Colleague" letter was a big part of it, establishing the lowest standard of proof in claims of sexual assault on college campuses. Schools responded by saying, effectively, that if you have sex with someone who's had a drink, and that person later regrets it, regardless of what they might have told you at the time, you have no defense.

It's all ridiculous because universities have no competence in investigating or adjudicating such claims, but that's another topic.

So anyone who was in college in the past 10 years will have had drummed into their heads that there is no consent possible by an intoxicated person.



> So anyone who was in college in the past 10 years will have had drummed into their heads that there is no consent possible by an intoxicated person.

Which creates all kinds of weird outcomes when both parties were equally drunk.


Well, it would if logic were the overarching guideline on these topics.

As it stands, the male is presumed guilty on college campuses when both parties are drunk and he must then meet a draconian burden of proof to extricate himself from the situation.

At least, that has been my experience.




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