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Legal & Moral Views of Date Rape

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The incidence of date rape in America has been steadily rising in recent years. One estimate has indicated that about one third of all rapes in the United States "are committed by a girl's own date, boyfriend, or fiance." An even higher estimate has been provided by Nancy Gibbs in Time magazine. In contrasting "real rape" (by a stranger) from "acquaintance rape,"

Gibbs notes that "real rape" "accounts for only 1 out of 5 attacks." Reports of date rape have been especially high among the college campuses of the nation. Date rape and acquaintance rape occur with increased frequency on campuses because they are settings in which young men and young women are out on their own for the first time in their lives. These young people often find themselves engaging in unsupervised parties with heavy drinking involved. This is cl

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