In VA, if you have sex with a person who is sufficiently incapacitated that is considered rape. We warn male students about this all the time. If you are at a party and a women is really drunk, then don't have sex with her even if she appears to be willing. If a court/jury decides that you took advantage of a sufficiently impaired state, then legally it's rape. I'm not making a moral point here, just a practical one. The difficulty is always that the guy is also usually drunk, but if a male can "perform" then it's difficult legally to demonstrate impairment.
I know I may sound a little cold-hearted about this, but I'm usually trying to protect young people from making stupid mistakes and sometimes you have to scare the hell out of them. I don't really know enough about the Shell case to make any specific comment. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
