from that white ribbon mob. As already challenged on similar topics in the past: Provide clear definitions of the terms sexual violence and sexual harrassment used in those studies. Provide clear outlines of the sample of respondants in the study. Rob1982 : Ralph de Newtown : 06 Oct 2010 7:48:28pm Tonight I saw the author interviewed on The Drum, and was amazed that a lecturer, with doctorate, in social sciences at a once-great university does not know the difference between "infer" and "imply", something I was taught in Year 8. The distinction is important; you can infer (deduce) without implying (suggesting) and vice versa. The larger point is that, if she is not aware of even that, what else has she missed? Andrew : 06 Oct 2010 7:20:02pm Physical abuse in any form is abhorrent but apparently, according to the law, any contact, from a hand placed on a womans shoulder, to rape, is considered to be sexual assault if the woman deems the contact inappropriate. I agree trial by media is unacceptable, not the least reason being the circumstances are never fully explained, which potentially makes victims of all involved, but recognising that doesn't stop it from happening. Rosey : 06 Oct 2010 7:15:07pm Many astute points are raised in this article, particularly with reference to the curious adulation of 'ballers & WAG's, etc. Yet respondants have rightly raised the important issue of 'the assumption of innocence until guilt is proven'. I personally believe that more of the claims