The authors bring forward some interesting points. However, if the police were to reclassify sexual assault incidents along the lines they propose, will it result in more charges and convictions?

We have seen recently how pushing police to lay charges plays out in the trial of two Liberal Party staffers in Sudbury over an election issue. The judge dismissed the charges before the defense even presented a witness.

Sexual assault victims may want their day in court but unless there is a reasonable chance of conviction prosecutors will not waste their time. There are more crimes to prosecute than resources available. Clogging the courts with more cases will probably result in many being thrown out because they took too long to conclude.

If women have no faith in the justice system then maybe it is because they have unreasonable expectations.