American Law Institute rejects affirmative consent standard in defining sexual assault

May 19, 2016

In a rebuke to a feminist idea that has migrated from college campuses to mainstream culture, an influential legal group overwhelmingly rejected a provision that would have endorsed an “affirmative consent” standard for the purpose of defining sexual assault…“Affirmative consent sounds wonderful in theory; in reality, it’s a nightmare because it’s impractical, and there’s no way for an accused person to prove his innocence”

washingtontimes.com By Bradford Richardson