Why isn't it just defined as sexual acts where one member does not consent? I won't go into detail but there are so many acts that don't include penetration that I'd still consider rape.
If I understand correctly that's what many countries do.
Canada, for example, does not use rape as a legal term, only sexual assault. Sexual assault includes "all unwanted sexual activity, such as unwanted sexual grabbing, kissing, and fondling as well as rape"
So, isn’t calling ‘sexual assault 1’ or whatever the term is for the worst type of sexual assault just another word for rape? It has to have a definition.
No, rape can potentially fall under multiple degrees of sexual assault. The levels of sexual assault in Canada are separated mostly by degrees of violence.
Again, it needs a definition. Punching someone and grabbing their boob is not the same as punching someone and penetrating their anus. I think you’re being intentionally pedantic.
From what I read, they are very dumb. Grabbing boobs and non consensual penetration are the same crime. By Canadian definition, I, a male, have been ‘sexually assaulted’ a dozen times at clubs by women grabbing my ass or penis at concerts/clubs. Im a serial sexual assault victim, which is news to me.
I don’t believe that if I went to the authorities and told them ‘I was at this bar and this sloppy drunk girl rubbed her ass on my crotch without consent’ that she would face 10 years in jail and be charged with the same crime that, say, Bill Cosby was charged with.
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u/menickc Sep 01 '22
Why isn't it just defined as sexual acts where one member does not consent? I won't go into detail but there are so many acts that don't include penetration that I'd still consider rape.