We, the undersigned residents of the United States, want to draw attention to the following: - 1 in 3 people blame women in addition to men for being raped when they had been drinking, wearing revealing clothing, or behaving flirtatiously (1). - 1 in 12 men engage in behavior that is legally defined as rape; 84% are not even aware of this (2). - 1 in 4 women are raped (3). - 73% of these women are raped by someone they know. - Only 7% of these cases are reported. Therefore, these petitioners would like to illustrate the following: - Increase awareness about the legal definitions of consent. - Take a proactive approach in increasing awareness in other men and women. - Support an end to sexual assault everywhere. (1) Amnesty International, 2005 (2) Koss, M. P., Gidycz, C. A., & Wisniewski, N. 1987 (3) O’Byrne, Hansen, Rapely, 2008

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