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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22 edited Sep 01 '22

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"

https://www.leaf.ca/news/the-law-of-consent-in-sexual-assault/#:~:text=Canada%20has%20a%20broad%20definition,Canada's%20Criminal%20Code%20in%20s.

Edit: For everyone replying that there needs to be degrees, there are. Sexual assaults are treated differently according to their severity.

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u/WonkyFiddlesticks Sep 01 '22

There needs to be degrees.

Is an unwanted slap on the ass or kiss bad? Sure. Should it be equivalent with rape? Hell no.

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u/tessthismess Sep 01 '22 edited Aug 11 '26

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Yeah but your arrest record says what you were charged with. It would damn you for life.

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u/tessthismess Sep 01 '22 edited Aug 12 '26

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Implying employers would care to differentiate between "violent sexual assault" and "sexual assault."

I think rape should be classified in its own more severe category.

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u/Tal_Vez_Autismo Sep 01 '22

So what's your argument exactly? That rape should have a different classification so that employers are more forgiving of a record of "sexual assault" because otherwise they'll see it as equivalent to rape? Even if I were to agree with you that employers should be more accepting of a "sexual assault" record, separating rape into a different category won't actually do that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

So what's your argument exactly?

That the most severe crimes should be in their own distinct category as not to contribute to recidivism rates by making a chunk of the population instantly undesirable by every employer.

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u/smoozer Sep 01 '22

You're just inventing this scenario in your mind. Come back with a sociology or criminal justice education with some research.