ABC News Gets the Law and Science All Wrong About Consent and Alcohol
The theme of a recent ABC news article is that a person who doesn't remember must have been too drunk to give consent. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-14/intoxication-consent-law-alleged-rape-p...
Confusion About What Is Coercive Control
In England & Wales, the offence of coercive control was set at a much higher threshold than what is proposed for Queensland. The controlling or coercive behaviour must be engaged in “repeatedly...
Just because you don’t remember, doesn’t mean you didn’t consent.
Lack of memory doesn't prove much.In the spectrum of intoxication, there is a time in which a person is walking, talking, and responsible for their actions. They will be held responsible for crimes. T...
How will coercive control laws impact upon traditional and religious models of marriage in Queensland?
Take this example: Fred belongs to the Entropine, a religious faith who operate a match-making website for members. Fred advertises:“I am looking for my future wife. I want a traditional Entropine...
How Will New Laws About “Economic Abuse” Affect You and Your Relationships in Queensland?
What financial ground rules do you have in your family relationships? Will strangers and officials think your expectations are reasonable? Will new Queensland laws make you a criminal? Exampl...
Should Anyone Get to Decide Whether Your Relationship Ground Rules are Reasonable?
Is there a problem, in free and democratic Queensland, with imposing a “reasonable person” standard on the conduct of private, intimate relationships? A proposed new law will do just that. Queen...