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Share A hard-drinking and genius Senator from New York (Daniel Patrick Moynihan) was fond of saying that everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. When it comes to non-stranger sexual assault (the great majority), Moynihan’s admonition is no less true. So here are the facts: 1. Most incidents of sexual assault are [...] Share The student writers at the editorial page of the Yale Daily News ( YDN ) are demonstrably talented. They craft subtle, dispassionate arguments and plumb impressive vocabularies. They attempt to see different sides of contentious issues. This is not surprising. They also appear thoroughly misinformed when it comes to how sexual violence plays out most [...] Share Politically, for a variety of reasons, I’m a Democrat. I’m to the right of them on some criminal justice issues in particular, but basically the middle-left is where I live. What I’ve noticed from fellow Democrats over the years is more than just a sense that our policies better serve a greater number of Americans, [...] Share When the story of former NFL star Lawrence Taylor broke a couple of months ago, I was angry but not surprised to find the victim in the case- a child used in prostitution by a Bronx pimp- referred to as “Taylor’s Accuser.” Really? Even when we’re talking about a child, beaten into submission and presented [...] Share Hon. Fred D. Bright, District Attorney, Ocmulgee Judicial District, State of Georgia Dear Mr. Bright: Ben Roethlisberger raped a 20 year-old college student in your jurisdiction. He committed a violent felony which you and you alone were responsible for pursuing. You are the elected District Attorney who was called upon to summon the vigilance, resources, legal theory, competence [...] |
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