I'm a veteran, and I am more scared now than I have ever been since my time in the service. A man who has sexually assaulted a woman, was only sentenced to 6 months in county jail with the chance of getting out in 3 months.
I am a mother of 3 kids, 2 of them being girls. They are nowhere near the college age, but someday they will be. As of right now, all I have to worry about is scraped knees, hurt feelings, and sibling rivalry. One day, sooner than I liked to think, that's all going to change. As they grow older, because they are girls, they will need to watch how they dress, what they say to, and what they drink. Why because some boys/men will find it distracting, and some boys/men might take things the wrong way, or some boys/men might not want to hear the word no.
My daughters, or anybody's daughter should be able to wear whatever they choose to wear, say what they mean, and be able to drink what the want, without fear of being distracting or getting assaulted.
One day my girls are going to go to college and I am petrified, more than I have ever been in my life. I am scared that I am going to get that call that no parent ever wants to hear. "Mom, someone sexually assaulted me." But 9 times out of 10, they may be to scared to say anything, or go to the police.
I should be able to send my kids away into the world and know that if, if something happens to them that they did not consent to, that the person responsible for it will be punished the way they are supposed to be.
I pray with all my heart that, that day will never come.
