If you'd been raped, repeatedly, and you appeared to have suffered no ill effects, would the rapist go Scot free? Would the rapist then be permitted to rape you again, and again because the victim appears able to withstand the aggression?
Recently, I was speaking with a volunteer layperson charged with providing me legal assistance. He seemed completely confused about many things. One of the things he was most confused about was Our civil rights. I explained to him
If you don't know what Our civil rights are, how can you possibly be aware you are violating them?
