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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:00 AM

"No" means nothing once sex has started

A terrifying new ruling from a Maryland appellate court.
Rebecca Traister

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  • Tuesday, October 31, 2006 01:11 PM

    An Even Tougher Question

    While the question, 'what constitutes saying 'no''? (if not saying, 'no' itself) is a tough one, even tougher is the question, what constitutes 'starting the act'? Answering this question seems to require an excursion into some pretty serious issues in metaphysics (what distinguishes one act or event from a subsequent act or event?) for which the court is undoubtedly ill prepared. And perhaps that could be overlooked, but for the completely obvious nature of the question. How could one fail to see it coming?

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