Yes, but a dark house, and a street with a high police presence, where it is common knowledge they arrest people, are not really the same.

I gotta hand it to ya, you're a brave one. Coming on this website and suggesting that a victim provide evidence is tantamount to posting your MRA membership card. It seems to be common practice around here that anyone claiming to be a victim be automatically believed, sheltered, and absolved of any responsibility.

If that was, in fact, the case. It needs to be proven. That's the point. I'm saying by giving her beyond a reasonable doubt the power to enact whatever means she feels to react to some perceived danger is thereby granting her and others the claim that sexual assault was the reason you did anything demonstrable.

The case is being presented as a woman's issue, especially when you have Marcotte in there suggesting that her instinct was to fend off a potential sexual predator. It's an attempt to belittle her possible assault into a form of fight or flight that women feel in terms of sexual advances. I'd like to see them use…

This is one of the most ridiculous headlines I've ever seen on Jezebel. Did you get your journalism degree from a cracker jack box?

I think it's pretty important to link things to the article which provides objective evidence for people to look at - instead of deliberately skewing the article towards the defense and expecting comments not to lash out at it.

If the evidence is clear-cut then you should believe in your audience to see that. If it…

Well you have to prove that she felt threatened and wasn't already aware of the officer's presence and simply assaulted him. The problem is just allowing her the victim status as she attempted to defend herself against a perceived threat. Even then, do you think a man would be given the same rights? No, right? …

Not if it's in the process of a non-sexual act such as apprehending a suspect. For example, if I'm playing football and someone accidentally grabs my dick, was I sexually assaulted?

So just believe her that she was acting in self defense, right? That's my point. You can't just say she was doing what was instinctive to her, as a woman, and present that as the grounds by which her behavior should be excused. And evidence can be found in video, if there in fact is one, in regards to who reacted…

You can't call it sexual assault till it's proven. That's the point!

No. But for her to be charged correctly there needs to be evidence of intent on both sides. Apparently there's a video out there which shows her story to be more complex than her lawyers are presenting. This is how the law works. You need evidence of the accusation you're providing.

What the fuck kind of analogy is that? If you borrow someone's car without their permission, you're taking it out with the intent of not telling them. You have to have intent of violence inflicted for the very reason that it changes the charge as to whether it's an act of protection or just assault. That's why the…

She was a snot-nosed protester that knew damn well she was going to get arrested. She struck a police officer while being arrested. And now she's probably going to jail.

Looks like her white privilege got her a whole bundle of nuthin'!

You know, regardless if the officer meant to grab her breast with sexual intent or if that's just where his hand happened to be grappling in order to apprehend her is a nil point because it won't be proven. However, thanks to feminists, we don't need proof of intent. She thought she was being sexually harassed so it…

Everything is chemicals. And the ones listed here are pretty harmless.

Maybe I'm unusual, but I was thinking "what about the men?" and gays, and trans, ect, from childhood. MRAs didn't have an impact on that.

This isn't a with us or against us issue. I'm offended because this PSA insinuates that all men are capable of crossing the consent boundary without hesitation and that we're stupid children who are just prone to dominance. As well, they're completely ignoring the fact that sexual assault is not a one way street in…

No. I'm actually genuinely insulted by this. I'm not exaggerating whatsoever. Once time heals the wounds this PSA has inflicted on my brain and is seen, generally, as overly simplified and pandering to feminist ideology that only men rape and need to be told that it's bad by other more famous men will I be able to…

Seeing as 10% of assault victims are males, I'm upset about that too. I hope they do another PSA that features males, females, and those of the gender non-conforming and LGBTQ community. Both victims and perpetrations can be of any sex and gender.