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TYT: Alcohol Considered A Weapon In Rape Cases
“Military and civilian officials prosecuting sexual assault allegations against an Air Force cadet have said that they will consider alcohol a “weapon” in the case.
Boulder District Attorney’s Office sexual assault unit chief Katharina Booth told The Colorado Springs Gazette that attackers were more likely to use alcohol in sexual assaults than guns, physical forces or threats.” *
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) of The Young Turks discuss.
*Read more here from http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/breakthrough-military-reclassifies-alcohol-as-a-weapon-in-sexual-assault-cases/
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