In order to be considered consensual, activities must conform to a certain number of guidelines. Persons under a certain age, under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or unsound in mind are considered by law to be incapable of giving consent. In order to give consent, a person must understand, in detail, what they are consenting to. The second and third steps of the trail gave guidelines for asking and giving consent. Misunderstandings about the nature of consent lead to the high numbers of rape and sexual assaults at universities such as Penn State.
Clear guidelines help to prevent such situations.
People who adequately understood consent received a stamp on their hand. Had the Tent of Consent remained open, that stamp would have been half of what was needed to obtain entry. The other half consisted of putting the three-part lesson into action. Those desiring entry had to negotiate with others to agree on a consensual activity that could take place within the tent. Once everyone had assured the two people monitoring the door of the tent that consent had been given, they would be permitted two minutes inside the tent.