The Steel Magnolia wrote:The Rich Port wrote:Being a college student as I am, booze and sex are constants in your life. At parties, at home, at bars, designated sober drivers shuttle me and many others like me to our beds, where we may sleep it off.
Often, the two combine, sometimes for better, but sometimes for worse. Acquaintance rape is on the rise, and has been for a while. I've been worrying about falling into it, and often just go to bars to drink, not to pick up chicks or even socialize. I would much rather avoid hurting someone and subsequently hurting myself with jail.
One question that has plagued me is this: if I'm drunk, and the girl I have sex with is drunk, is it rape?
The stereotypical acquaintance rape is when a man intoxicates a woman with a narcotic, directly or indirectly, to take advantage of her.
So, I ask: if both parties are drunk, is it double rape? Is rape nullified? Should either party report the other to the police? Should both parties be put in jail?
How about if there's any doubt you just don't have sex.
How about you actually answer the question asked? Does being merely drunk make it rape? If so, what about mutual drunkenness?
Saying "don't have sex if you're not sure" is dodging the question.
The correct answer is that no, merely being drunk - as opposed to, say, passed out - doesn't mean you can't consent to sex, but I don't think you're willing to say that.