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“That's victim blaming, straight up,”
on New York law blocking prosecution when an incapacitated victim drank or used drugs voluntarily
PBS NewsHour State laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegations ›
On the record · Updated October 2, 2026
RAINN vice president of public policy
2 things Stefan Turkheimer said, verbatim, on October 2, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“That's victim blaming, straight up,”
on New York law blocking prosecution when an incapacitated victim drank or used drugs voluntarily
PBS NewsHour State laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegations ›
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“The movement is, to look at a person who is incapacitated, regardless of how they got there, and actually give that person protection,”
on how consent law should treat victims too incapacitated to consent, however they became intoxicated
PBS NewsHour State laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegations ›
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