tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post1964415039129031767..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: "Yes" Means What?Jayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-71901004444559969072015-01-19T11:45:17.034-08:002015-01-19T11:45:17.034-08:00The law was proposed, passed and signed because th...The law was proposed, passed and signed because there was ambiguity as to what "consent' was - some took silence or a lack of a "no" however forceful to mean consent. This is of course not the proper way to go about having any kind of sexual encounter, be it casual or committed. There is also the legal aspect of consent - if there is any ambiguity, it can be difficult to prosecute such cases.<br /><br />California does have a tendency to propose and pass some pretty silly laws, and some stupid ones as well, al in the name of social engineering, or protecting people form themselves, or whatever you want to call it. Ideally, would people police and control themselves? and have the smarts to not be in situations that lend themselves to stupidity? Of course. But then there are the miscreants that push the envelope of acceptable behaviour, and maybe this is aimed at them. And overkill for 90% of the rest.<br /><br />It is too bad about how the media driven, issue of the day /week /month seem to drive society. And that those issues are still around and have not been solved. Most will take a long time. Some may never be. Some may not even be our place to do so. But often there is good in the publicity that comes from that. Better that than hidden in the dark.<br />brucenoreply@blogger.com