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Originally Posted by Sliver
Okay, I know, I was being dramatic. But OMGWTF was banging the "sexual assault" drum a little hard throughout the thread. A peck on the cheek should not be described using the same language we use to describe rapes
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So the issue obviously is not too many people know what sexual assault is in Canada. We don't have a rape charge in Canada. We have different levels of sexual assault. It would surprise people to know what convictions have been achieved as level one sexual assault.
But that's beside the point. The issue with people blowing this off as a nothing event is that 1) most sex assaults in Canada go unreported. The main reason for this is that people think that they are not important enough to report. A part of that problem is people going "it's no big deal" "if someone kissed me I wouldn't worry about it" and so on. It is a big deal if for no other reason than to encourage people who would actually feel assaulted by a random kiss on the whatever.
The second issue I have with people saying this isn't sexual assault is that people react entirely differently to situations based on their own experiences. I will tell you this, a survivor of what you guys call "rape" is going to have a much different perception of some young, harmless, just want to have some fun, guy kissing her than would some average dude in a bar. It's the height of ignorance to give your opinion based on your experience only.
The third issue is just flat out ignorance. The fact that the cops are investigating should tell you that there was a pretty good chance of charges being laid. The fact that the description of what level 1 sex assault is includes kissing, should tell you even more. The fact that the kid's lawyer doesn't want him talking publicly about it is very telling. And the fact that a lawyer said it was the basis for sexual assault in the actual article should pretty much close the case on how many beans makes five here. If there's still a question, go kiss random people on 8th ave tomorrow and see what happens.
And no one including myself ever suggested a life sentence or witch hunt for the guy.