I'm not saying the status quo is acceptable or that what she describes wasn't rape, but by no means do we want to head towards a world in which claiming you said a word is sufficient to convict someone of a serious crime.
Are we not there already? Who hasn't heard of false rape claims and such going way too far?
There are no more false claims of rape than any other crime. Please do some research before repeating such vile filth, especially in a male-dominated community such as this one. The fact that I am even having to post this is proof that your comment is rather derailing.
http://theenlivenproject.com/the-truth-about-false-accusatio...
Penetration occurs in consensual sex as well. All I'm saying is that I agree that we do not want to live in a world where a claim of rape (regardless of penetration occurring or not) is all that is required for a conviction.
Suppose for example, that the police interviewed this man and he confirmed every part of her story. Then I think there would be sufficient evidence of rape.
On the other hand, if he gave a completely different story, maybe there would be insufficient evidence.
The problem with the ADA is their apparently wrong understanding of the law
Maybe it could help if you imagine a situation where someone claims that you were willingly joining in a street fight with someone, i.e. that you were fighting together, when the street fight consisted of some thug saying to you, "Wanna fight?" and you saying "No."
Sounds like the definition of declining, to me.