Tea Consent

In my psych classes, the common theory was that sexual assault was not about the sex. It was about the power of forcing someone to do something they did not want to do. The instructor further postulated that people who commit sexual assaults commonly cannot perform consensual sex or find consensual sex less gratifying.

There is no legitimate excuse for sexual assault. Likewise there is no legitimate excuse for claiming sexual assault if it didn't happen, or if one changed one's mind after the fact.

Both unfortunately occur.

I don't think teaching people about consent will solve the problem. You'd probably be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't understand consent. Just look at us, we have SHARP training usually twice but at least once a year and the issue doesn't go away. I have to believe rapists know full well what they are doing is wrong and simply don't care just like most criminals. What we can do to enact positive change is teach preventative measures and prosecute when we have sufficient evidence. Sadly it's a crime that will likely never go away.