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To: Neocon who wrote (74003)	9/5/2003 2:12:02 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

Okay.

To: Neocon who wrote (74003)	9/5/2003 2:15:21 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

No, I am saying that there should be specifically different standards for coercion by immediate physical coercion, and the use of blackmail or extortion to coerce sexual favors. Hmmm. What about a boss coercing his employee into sexual favors on pain of keeping her job? Assume this is a vulnerable single parent with few job skills and no ability to jump easily to a different job. Should this really be treated as less serious than immediate physical coercion? In some ways it is, I think, even more cruel because it often forces a woman to make a choice whether to give in or not have enough money to feed her children. That, to me, deserves a response every bit as harsh as the person who uses physical force.