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Japan redefines rape and raises age of consent in landmark move (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] buhala@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

The difference functionally between those definitions is that if you didn't fight back hard enough charging with rape wasn't gonna happen. Plenty of rapists walked away free.