Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues

ACLU To Challenge Taylor Fall's Sex Offender Ordinance

WCCO The board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has voted unanimously to challenge a new Taylors Falls, Minn. ordinance restricting where sex offenders can live. I think questioning these laws and making sure they don’t violate any … Continue reading

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Weak Responses to Rape Allegations Embolden Rapists

A story linked from Alas: Fourth Duke Rape Case Link Round-Up caught my attention. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10382613/ Dorm officials met with Jeremy and Jamie [after rape allegations] and determined that Jeremy was responsible for sexual misconduct he was put on disciplinary probation … Continue reading

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Girls and Alcohol Poisoning

WCCO: Police: 12-Year-Old Had 0.39 BAC Moorhead [Minnesota] police were investigating how a 12-year-old girl nearly drank herself to death. The child was taken to the intensive care unit at MeritCare Hospital with a blood alcohol level of 0.379 percent … Continue reading

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Booze, Education, Male Bonding, the Cooties and Rape

As I’ve been mulling over what people can agree on regarding the Duke rape case, I thought I’d look into how the environment at that party, before the first stripper walked in the door, could impact men’s sexual behavior. From … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger for May – Abyss2hope

My name is Marcella Chester. Amp has generously invited me to guest blog on Alas for the month of May. I’ll be bringing the same attitude I’ve shown on my own blog, Abyss2hope. For those who haven’t encountered me or … Continue reading

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This Is Not Tawana Brawley

Why is it, that on every website/blog I see about the Duke alleged rape case, people keep bringing up Tawana Brawley? As if she set the standard for all black women who can claim rape. It is very unsettling that … Continue reading

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Duke Case: Should the Media Be Broadcasting Anyone's Name?

A few days ago, Jeralyn at TalkLeft wrote: Tomorrow we will learn the names of the Duke lacrosse players accused of criminal activity in the alleged rape case. Question: When their names are released, shouldn’t the accuser’s be as well? … Continue reading

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The Spectacle Of It All

The Duke alleged rape case is getting a lot of attention in the media and on blogging sites, not because of the woman and the violence she suffered, but because the players are white. Therefore, this case makes the headlines … Continue reading

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Rape isn't the only crime that pits one person's word against another's

It’s often stated that rape is unusual, and hard to convict, because it so often involves “he said/she said” testimony. One person’s word against another: he says it was consensual, she says it was rape. But I don’t think that’s … Continue reading

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I believe that Clint Rickards, Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton are rapists

I have been talking a lot about the prosecution of Clint Rickards, Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton for raping Louise Nicholas. But I’ve never taken the time to outline the entire story for overseas readers. My posts probably make even … Continue reading

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