Michael M. V. Superior Court Case Summary

Though, the author had effective points in her article she failed to mention a particular idea that I believe is important. Throughout the article Yuan goes on about how women are targets for rape, how it sucks to be a female, and that women are the only victims of rape. When men can also be victims of this atrocious act. Men can likewise have the same type of trauma and psychological problems as women. The author could have mentioned some movie or TV show where it’s a man is the victim of rape.

An indication that disproves the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision centers on the idea that one’s age should not be used as an excuse to minimize their punishment. In her essay “On Punishment and Teen Killers”, Jennifer Jenkins supports this by arguing that a juvenile should not use their age as an excuse to get out of trouble with the law. After mentioning the horrific case of a teenager who killed a pregnant woman for satisfaction, it is revealed that the murderer was charged with three life sentences. Despite the murderer’s wicked actions, some people still believed that the murderer did not deserve life sentences just because the killer was not considered a legal adult. To support her argument that age isn’t enough of an excuse, Jenkins writes “There are advocates who wish to minimize

Taking the scenes described above in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the actions that both Lady Bertilik and Sir Gawain convey are actually the opposite course of action each fantasizes about. Using the example of rape culture, Zizek writes, “Men who actually perform rapes do not fantasize about raping women -- ….they fantasize about...finding a loving partner; rape is rather a violent passage d l’acte emerging from their incapacity to find such a partner in real life.” (Zizek, p. 702) If we take this approach to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what occurs in the bedroom is the complete opposite of what both wish to do. Lady Bertalik, who fantasizes about being a noble and submissive wife to Hautdesert, agrees to this twisted game of flirtation at the supposed suggestion of her husband.

It is only fair when applied equally for everyone. That is why the state has chose the certain age that is reasonable for the people to consent. Though the individual cases for the reasons of health and drugs would have a different outcome connecting with the laws. These laws may annoy those few minors that are capable of granting consent, but they tend to protect far more minors who think sex isn 't a big deal. Therefore Statutory rape laws should not be changes since they really help individuals that are not ready for this step to becoming a victim to rape other than few

prior to his arrest. Then he landed a gig as a judge on “America’s Best Dance Crew” the mother of the 15 yr. old came forward demanding money for he silence, and when the demands weren’t met she moved forward again but this time she filed a police report. On August 16, 2011, Shane pleaded no contest to a single felony count of having unlawful sex with a minor under 16. He was sentenced to 270 days in the county jail and five years for probation, he also had to attend 52 sessions of sex-offender counseling.

Kara’s strongest argument was that adopting the resolution is a violation of the 1st Amendment, freedom of speech etc. She justified her argument by providing evidence that adopting the resolution is unconstitutional because it has not made it through the US Supreme Court, thus the government has little control on media violence. This went against Corissa’s argument that if the government can have control over children watching pornography then the same control should be implemented for children watching media violence. This is an example of an argument from principle because it appeals to values such as justice or equality (Herrick). Furthermore, I believe Corissa won the debate.

In fact, it was later discovered that the statement was a fabrication, rather than data. Therefore, although the aberrational statement caused alarm and possibly fear, it was not reliable evidence as to the actual number of homeless people in America. However, this would deem conventional wisdom since it was an easy and impactful number expressed to alarm all Americans.

A great example of those who were not in favor were, ”Advocates for voluntary motherhood disapproved of contraception, arguing that women should only engage in sex for the purpose of procreation and advocated for periodic or permanent abstinence” (Blundell 3). The pill is so controversial because it prevents a life from being created and allows people to have sex without thought or remorse. Women that are on birth control may also be more prone to cheating on their partners because there will be no physical evidence that they committed adultery. However, it can very useful to those who are committed to one another, but aren’t ready to have a child yet. Women have been involved in, “The movement that articulates the rationale for reproductive freedom in positive moral and political terms, as a requirement for social justice, human rights, and women’s well-being” (Roberts 1).

Should Sex Offenders Name be Public? It is debatable if sex offenders names should be public, some people believe is a invasion of there private life, “There is a real danger of vigilantism and publicizing their names (and the info required goes far beyond just their names) is an invasion of privacy of the wives, children and families of these offenders, which is an invasion of privacy no other class of criminal faces”(debate.org) . Others believe this is not even debatable, that Sex offenders name should be public, period, “Once somebody commits a sexual crime, they have given up their right to anonymity.

Adolescence can be a hazardous and perplexing time and for teens, girls especially, and they do not deserve to have their authority figures teach them that their bodies and their natural human desires are things that are shameful. No adult should teach a child that they should cover or hide their bodies in disgrace. For preteens and young adults, living in one 's own skin is already hard enough, the added disrespect is not at all necessary or helpful. Abstinence only curriculums often promote sexism and can leave young people, especially girls, with the impressions that doing something that is very natural somehow degrades them, lessens their worth, or makes them dirty. This is detrimental to not only the way women view themselves but also to the way that men perceive female sexuality.

Often times, “slut shaming” and “victim blaming” go hand in hand; victims are blamed and told that they were “asking for it” by dressing and behaving provocatively. This is oftentimes described as rape culture, which is the normalization of sexual assault in a society. Admittedly, being intoxicated lowers one 's inhibitions and one is more apt to perform things they wouldn’t normally do, but drinking, acting a certain way, or dressing “provocatively”, does not give permission for anyone to abuse or assault

The improved definition includes all possible victims, and no longer subscribes to the pervasive myth that “Men can’t be raped or sexually assaulted”. Rape should no longer lead to an argument of ‘semantics’ because vaginal penetration didn’t occur, and that’s “not considered rape”. In a perfect world, victims having their experiences invalidated would never occur, however, no matter how flawed a world is, reigning authorities on law should stand as the example. Inappropriate responses to a victim in the aftermath of a crime can lead to them suffering “secondary injuries”, which can range from the short-term insomnia all the way to the long-term PTSD. Avoiding these often callous assessments of a victim’s experience decreases the chances of those same long-term effects on the psyche of the aforementioned

Even though there is more legal protection in America against rape than in others in which, for example, marital rape is not criminalized, the attitude towards rape victims shows that the underlying values and beliefs are sexist. This patriarchal society tends to blame the victim. Both, men and women, assume that if a woman was raped it was because she was dressed “provocative”, she was drunk, she was alone at night or she was “promiscuous”, among many other sexist misconceptions. We have to understand that when a woman is raped she is only the victim of it and the rapist is the only responsible for that despicable act: she was outraged against her will. The main problem here is that our society teaches women to avoid getting raped instead of teaching men not to

Many of the safety policies in legal brothels simply do not protect women from harm. Further, Trifiolis suggests, “Women who work in these brothels have indicated that they were abused by buyers, brothel owners, and even their friends … half the woman answered that they thought they might be killed by one of their customers” (20). While there are rules and regulations set up in order to protect sex workers, many women will ultimately forgo them due to the unfathomable demand behind hidden

Even girls still judge other girls for the mistakes that boys make when they should be standing in the side of women because they never know if that situation is going to happen to them. We live in a rape culture where victim blaming is always going to prevalent and seen in our world. No matter what a girl does if it involves a man versus a female, the man will always win and the female will be blamed for a wrong done to her. In our society, we have to keep girls safe from boys who are predators.