You know, America has a ban on anyone under 21 drinking any sort of alcohol whatsoever.

Also, the victim could get in trouble for drinking.

We drink pinot grig, thank you very much. Chardonnay is too oaky. #basicbitch

Also, raise your hand if you've ever gotten ridiculously drunk on wine or beer.

This is actually one of *the* dumbest things you can do. Basically you are again creating a power differential between the ones who live off campus and can access booze and those who live on campus. I went to both a dry and a wet campus and I felt approximately 1 million times safer at the wet campus because I was…

The whole "woman's touch" thing really makes me bonkers. That's right, bonkers. I've spent a decade in male dominated work environments. Not anything like silicon valley (I'm a commercial fisherman and a professional brewer), but I'm always the only woman in the room (on the boat).

Because then you have to deal with more why's than a daycare full of three year old...And more whining.

It sucks, but some guys don't take a simple "No" for an answer. The "I have a boyfriend" excuse is the one that persuades guys to leave me alone with the highest percentage of success.

1. It spares their feelings and 2. it hopefully doesn't lead to a violent freakout like a straight-up rejection might. Both of these things are pretty obvious, not sure why you're confused.

If you honestly have to ask, you probably won't acknowledge the answer but here it goes.

Because oftentimes dudes have so little respect for women that they won't back off unless they know there is another dude involved.

I empathize with girls who get creeped out by guys at the club. It's happened to me as well. About 11 years ago, this guy got his signals crossed up and thought I was gay. Grabbed my crotch and propositioned me. That's a bit much in public. And not to mention that even if I were down, I'm a little out of his league…

That's true, but condoms (as we know) aren't always 100%, so that way, in case something broke, there's the convenient cover-your-ass excuse. Your point still stands as well, though. Guilt definitely played a part. Which is even more disgusting.

You make so many excellent points in this piece Jia, but this one stands out;

His father screamed and I believe yelled, That's not right! That is what I read from a news sight. As a parent I get the devastation of seeing your child convicted of a crime that will send them to jail. However, what isn't right is that his son decided to orchestrate a gang rape. This young woman was dating him, she…

It's telling, still, that the best and most practical idea I heard all weekend is predicated on the worst, most misogynist impulses. From a sorority sister of mine whose actual sister—also a UVA alum—is now a police officer who works with victimized women: "Make it a taboo for frat boys to hook up with blackout…

Vandenburg actually did have consensual sex with the victim the next day, believe it or not. This was before she found out what had happened.

I've been impressed with the local TN coverage. The major papers in the city have been respectful, as has the local news. The newscaster today was very careful to reaffirm that it was inappropriate to blame the victim regardless of how much she had to drink, to note her courage in testifying, and so on. He expressed…

I read that the victim graduated with a degree in neuroscience and is now in a PhD program out of state. I hope she recovers from this ordeal and has a great productive career and happy life full of love. I hope that this traumatic event doesn't define her....that she doesn't blame herself....that she gets…