re: Article on Rape at UVA

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What struck me as most odd was the statistic that 1 in 5 women is sexually assaulted in college (12% report it). How in the world is that true?

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There's a great deal of conflict about those numbers. Some say 6% others say 20%. It really comes down to what you include (does a drunken kiss at a bar count?) and if you label drunken sex assault (which a number of these surveys do).

The BJS calculates that 3% of college women are raped every year.

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What struck me as most odd was the statistic that 1 in 5 women is sexually assaulted in college (12% report it). How in the world is that true?

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Groping meets the legal definition of sexual assault.

And I don't have a problem with that definition. If a gay guy came up to you and grabbed your crotch, you wouldn't be very happy about it. And you'd most likely feel justified in punching him out (even if you don't actually do it).