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Stallman's position is pretty clearly that we should use precise language always. It seems a pretty impeccable position to me. The only people I can think of wh
by meruru 7y ago
Stallman's position is pretty clearly that we should use precise language always. It seems a pretty impeccable position to me. The only people I can think of who benefit from conflating coercive and non-coercive crimes under the same term are the ones who profit from the confusion.
- mjg59 7y agoThe language used was the correct technical term. There's no imprecision in using it.
- meruru 7y agoIt's unfortunate that the legal definition became broader for the same reason I think the common definition shouldn't. I imagine however that most legislatures get around the issue by having explicit paragraphs establishing harsher punishments for violent rape vs mutually-accepted statutory rape.