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In response to "Oh, I didn't think it could get worse. How foolish I was. (What the fuck, America? And I don't know Canada's status on this ...) -- (link)" by Beryllium

I presume this means there is no written law against it as opposed to a specific law permitting it? -- (edited)

Posted by ty97 Jun 6 '20, 09:42

I would also assume non-consensual sex (ignoring the power dynamic for a moment) is still illegal and that the concern here is that 'consensual' relations still really can't be consensual due to the power dynamic but there is no law against that?

But I'm not googling, that's just some guessing.

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We have a law against it now. -- (link) - Krusty Jun 6, 10:37
Not exactly. There are laws against law enforcement have sexual contact with detainees, even "consensual". In states where those laws don't exist, - mara Jun 6, 10:21 1
- This is oddly relevant to a plotline in Space Force. -- nm - Mop Jun 6, 10:30
my understanding is that there have been court cases regarding it (no law), and they've said "yeah, ok" -- nm - colin Jun 6, 10:00 1
- So a law could easily be passed, but in the absence, the courts are like whatever? -- nm - ty97 Jun 6, 10:18
I'm guessing that the interpretation varies by state. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 6, 09:54
This is my immediate impression, although the tweet says “laws ... allow”. I don’t believe there are laws that allow rape. -- nm - Mop Jun 6, 09:47

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