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From: regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: mitigating circumstances and explanations
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 14:42:59 EDT
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This is very interesting -- we discuss rape, and everybody automatically
switches into high gear discussing whether or not "overpowering sexual
urges" are "mitigating" circumstances, "excuses" or not.

I thought we had agreed it wasn't a question of sex.

Perhaps we should be discussing "overpowering urges to _control_" which
is closer to the truth.  Just because somebody else sets up a blind
doesn't mean you have to jump behind it.