On the night of February 19, 1987, a supposed traumatic event had taken place on the University of New Hampshire. Sara, a female freshman at the time, was supposedly sexually assaulted at a party by three men. A large focus of the case was whether Sara gave sexual consent or not. From the information in “Dangerous Parties” by Paul Keegan, I believe consent was given, but to come to that conclusion multiple aspects of society and the party must be analyzed. First, in the Dangerous Parties article it states that Jon, one of the boys accused of sexual assault, asked Sara for a hug and a kiss. Sara gave Jon both a hug and a kiss, which would be considered consent. Consent defined by Dictionary.com is “to permit, approve, or agree; comply or
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However one could argue the same thing for Jon and his friends as they were drunk as well. If Sara could not give consent, how could Jon if he was just as drunk? the answer is that he could not. Many people see sex as a thing that a man does to a woman, rather than a thing a man and a woman do together. Sex simply is enjoy for both parties in which both sides want to take part in. You can not argue that a woman can not have consent while drunk while a man can while drunk. On the basis of not being able to give consent while drunk is heavily debatable as well. Sara, a regular drinker who knows her limits should be able to know when to quit drinking, Sara decided to keep on drinking. In fact Sara was purposely drinking a lot to get a boy, Hal to talk to her. (Keegan) Sara is an 18 year old girl who knew exactly what she was doing and exactly what she was getting into. Many cases in today’s society segregate men’s rights in favor of women’s rights. Many cases where a woman would be innocent a man would be found guilty. In the case of this dispute Sara must be treated just like Jon otherwise it would be biased and sexist. Nonetheless it is true men rape more than women, that is not a viable scapegoat to accuse all men of rape. A small group out of a huge group should not influence all cases on the entire populace, as one rapist should not put all other men in bad light. Over all with the information in Dangerous Parties by Paul Keegan, Sara completely consented to sex and the
However one could argue the same thing for Jon and his friends as they were drunk as well. If Sara could not give consent, how could Jon if he was just as drunk? the answer is that he could not. Many people see sex as a thing that a man does to a woman, rather than a thing a man and a woman do together. Sex simply is enjoy for both parties in which both sides want to take part in. You can not argue that a woman can not have consent while drunk while a man can while drunk. On the basis of not being able to give consent while drunk is heavily debatable as well. Sara, a regular drinker who knows her limits should be able to know when to quit drinking, Sara decided to keep on drinking. In fact Sara was purposely drinking a lot to get a boy, Hal to talk to her. (Keegan) Sara is an 18 year old girl who knew exactly what she was doing and exactly what she was getting into. Many cases in today’s society segregate men’s rights in favor of women’s rights. Many cases where a woman would be innocent a man would be found guilty. In the case of this dispute Sara must be treated just like Jon otherwise it would be biased and sexist. Nonetheless it is true men rape more than women, that is not a viable scapegoat to accuse all men of rape. A small group out of a huge group should not influence all cases on the entire populace, as one rapist should not put all other men in bad light. Over all with the information in Dangerous Parties by Paul Keegan, Sara completely consented to sex and the