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[–] greycloud 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
the expanding definition of rape has already crossed the line where i don't condemn all rapes. but if this shit keeps expanding it may further alter my views to the point that i start encouraging people to rape each other with good intent. when sex is mutually cooperative than it is a good thing, if that is rape, than rape is a good thing. changing the labels is just a way for the police to lock up more innocent people and put them in jail.
the root problem here is private prisons. they have an economic interest in putting more people in prison. they lobby for tougher laws and expansion of criminal definitions so that more people are "guilty" of a crime. to attack this specific type of bullshit you need to be against private prisons.