HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Carnal Knowledge, Sanaa Lathan, Capital Punishment
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80% of executed men = african american. Before: the man is trying to persuade her to do sexual acts, woman tries to resist. After: sexual activity has taken place, woman is surrendering. Characteristics of a women who would most likely be raped: virgin, wife, white, or a man that she would never choose to have sex with. Carnal knowledge by force and against her will . Legally and violating someone"s rights is different. I did throw her down but had no desire(design) to force her - john murphy. David thayer - 18th century, represented what a lot of english men believed, that a female servant who is cooking, cleaning, doing wife tasks, can also do sexual activities like a wife. William cress and rachel davis - cress repeatedly will tell davis to hold the light for him to have sex, the master/slave relation can make rape look consensual, cress understands that raping is against davis" goodwill.