2008 Woodie Awards
'Drunk Sex or Date Rape?'
Speaker addresses differences between consensual sex and rape
Nicole June
Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: News
Brett Sokolow provoked his audience Thurs., April 3, with his presentation of "Drunk Sex or Date Rape: Can You Tell the Difference?"
Sokolow is a specialist in campus safety, security and sexual assault policy and law. He is the president of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, a multidisciplinary risk management consulting firm providing services in sexual assault/harassment, judicial affairs, campus security, hazing and problems with drinking and drugs.
Before the presentation, Sokolow passed out fliers to the audience containing questions about knowledge of sexual consent laws and alcohol consumption.
The presentation was set up as an open forum in which the audience was presented with a scenario and allowed to ask questions and express opinions on the subject.
"I am not here to tell you what I think or what you should think," Sokolow said.
The scenario involved an actual court case Sokolow was involved in 10 years ago. He explained the case was extremely controversial at the time and still poses many questions today.
"It's not about 'no' meaning 'no'," he said. "It challenges the question of whether 'yes' means 'yes'."
In the scenario, Sokolow spoke about "Todd" and "Amy" (these names have been changed for confidentiality), two college students whose decision at a party changed their entire lives.
Amy and her friends attended a private house party hosted by Todd and his friends. Todd and Amy were introduced, and Todd gave Amy several Jell-O shots throughout the night that made her extremely intoxicated. Amy had already consumed three beers. Todd was not intoxicated.
Eventually, Amy became ill and Todd walked her back to her room on campus. Throughout the course of the night, Todd and Amy had sexual intercourse. Amy consented to this, according to Todd.
However, when Amy woke up later that day, she found a note Todd had left with his name and number. Amy claimed she had no recollection of what had happened the night before. She said she blacked out from the alcohol and could not remember how she got home or any of the events that followed. She spoke to Todd, who told her what happened. Amy believed she had been a victim of rape.
Sokolow is a specialist in campus safety, security and sexual assault policy and law. He is the president of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, a multidisciplinary risk management consulting firm providing services in sexual assault/harassment, judicial affairs, campus security, hazing and problems with drinking and drugs.
Before the presentation, Sokolow passed out fliers to the audience containing questions about knowledge of sexual consent laws and alcohol consumption.
The presentation was set up as an open forum in which the audience was presented with a scenario and allowed to ask questions and express opinions on the subject.
"I am not here to tell you what I think or what you should think," Sokolow said.
The scenario involved an actual court case Sokolow was involved in 10 years ago. He explained the case was extremely controversial at the time and still poses many questions today.
"It's not about 'no' meaning 'no'," he said. "It challenges the question of whether 'yes' means 'yes'."
In the scenario, Sokolow spoke about "Todd" and "Amy" (these names have been changed for confidentiality), two college students whose decision at a party changed their entire lives.
Amy and her friends attended a private house party hosted by Todd and his friends. Todd and Amy were introduced, and Todd gave Amy several Jell-O shots throughout the night that made her extremely intoxicated. Amy had already consumed three beers. Todd was not intoxicated.
Eventually, Amy became ill and Todd walked her back to her room on campus. Throughout the course of the night, Todd and Amy had sexual intercourse. Amy consented to this, according to Todd.
However, when Amy woke up later that day, she found a note Todd had left with his name and number. Amy claimed she had no recollection of what had happened the night before. She said she blacked out from the alcohol and could not remember how she got home or any of the events that followed. She spoke to Todd, who told her what happened. Amy believed she had been a victim of rape.
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MAUREEN WHEAT
posted 4/11/08 @ 5:11 AM CST
Mens rea: everclear is not an expected concentration of alcohol in regular jello-shots. The intent was to induce an irresponsible state without the knowlege/ consent of the girl. (Continued…)
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