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Tоpic B: Sexuаl Cоnsent & EthicsA university is revising its sexuаl miscоnduct policy specificаlly for cases where both parties were voluntarily intoxicated. The disciplinary committee is debating between three approaches:Policy X: "No disciplinary action when both parties were voluntarily intoxicated, as both bear equal responsibility for their impaired judgment"Policy Y: "Investigate to determine which party was more impaired or more responsible, and hold only that party accountable"Policy Z: "Hold both parties responsible for failure to ensure valid consent, but impose reduced penalties compared to cases where one party was sober"Your Task:Part 1: Theoretical Positions (30 points)Explain which policy each theorist would prefer and why:a) Roiphe's position: Which policy would she prefer? Use her concept of women as "autonomous adults responsible for the consequences of their use of alcohol."b) Pineau's position: Which policy would she prefer? Reference her "communicative sexuality" standard and the duty both parties have to ensure valid consent.c) Dixon's position: Dixon agrees with Pineau morally but has concerns about legal enforcement. How might his position differ from Pineau's when choosing between these policies?Part 2: Framework Application (35 points)Apply key concepts from the course to analyze these policies:a) Perverse incentive analysis: Explain why Policy X creates a "perverse incentive" that undermines Pineau's goals. What behavior would this policy inadvertently encourage? Why is this the opposite of what Pineau wants?b) Enforcement challenges: Explain one practical problem with fairly enforcing Policy Y or Policy Z. Consider issues like evidence, determining relative responsibility, or the problem of preemptive accusations.c) Error types: Using Pineau's false positive/false negative framework, identify what type of error each policy might produce. Which policy minimizes the most harmful type of error?Part 3: Your Position and Defense (35 points)Defend your own view on which policy the university should adopt:a) State your position clearly: Which policy do you think best balances the competing concerns of fairness, victim protection, and practical enforceability?b) Explain what makes it compelling: Give at least two reasons why this policy is preferable to the alternatives. Use concepts from the course (false +/-, perverse incentives, "erring on the side of no," autonomy concerns, enforcement feasibility, etc.).c) Anticipate and respond to an objection: Identify the strongest objection to your chosen policy from one of the theorists who would disagree with you (Roiphe, Pineau, or Dixon). Explain this objection fairly, then respond to it. Your response should show why your position can address this concern or why the objection, though legitimate, doesn't outweigh your policy's advantages.Your Day 1 Answer:I believe that Roiphe would chose Policy X as it best fits her ideas of sexual autonomy.Roiphe states in her arguments that women are responsible for their own consumption of alcohol. When they begin to drink, they are to consider any possible events that may occur as a result of their behavior, and whether good or bad, must be accepted. She says this for a few reasons. Firstly, if a woman chooses to drink and later claims something was wrongfully done to her in her drunken state, and we were to accept her position as a judge and deal a punishment to the other party, Roiphe claims that this would severely undermine a woman's authority and her perceived competency. She compares it to a child unable to be responsible for its wrong and damaging actions due its immaturity. It makes sense that we should not blame a toddler for running over important papers, we instead blame the person who left them there. Roiphe thinks that to give the same treatment to women in the case of drunken misconduct, would be disastrous as it strips them of autonomy and responsibility.The autonomy and responsibility of men is taken for granted. As for punishment, since no wrongdoing was committed in Roiphe's eyes, there should be no lawful punishment. Thus, Roiphe would agree heavily with option X.On the contrast, Pineau would chose Policy Z because she believes in increased sexual responsibility of both parties. Although Pineau does in part agree with Roiphe that women should be given their due authority, she thinks that men, or the sober party, is not only at fault for the unwanted effects of unconsented sexual relations, but also simply being too reckless and not analyzing the situation in front of them carefully. When a person enters a situation where he or she may be putting other people at risk, they are very much responsible for any actions they may take that are damaging to those around them. In the context of a bar, one must act in extreme caution due to the nature of alcohol, and how it can very easily cloud a person's judgement. Pineau thinks that when it comes to sexual encounters, there is a burden of proof to ensure proper consent is given. It must be done without a shadow of a doubt. Should the burden of proof not be met, by something such as drunkenness, then they are wrong to take any further sexual action.In the case of both parties being intoxicated, Pineau thinks that the punishment should not be waived. When one person is drunk, the punishment lies solely on the shoulders of the sober, more competent person. when both are drunk, that punishment is not removed but rather divided. Thus, Pineau would agree with Policy Z. Both parties are responsible for drunken, sexual recklessness, and should be charged some sort of punishment. While Dixon may agree with Pineau that being reckless in a sexual encounter is morally wrong, he would chose Policy X. He argues that the practical aspects of enforcement and societal behavior would render the crime impossible to punish properly, and would cause more problems than is due.His first problem is the enforcement. When two people are in the bar, who is to say what actually happened. Were they actually both drunk? Was there enough time after the drinks that one may have recovered some sobriety? Were there other influences such as peer pressure? There isn't a reliable way for the collection of evidence. And in a situation where almost everyone is impaired, it is difficult to have a credible witness. And even if a perfect servailliance system were to exist, trying to measure how drunk each person was is still problamatic.Next, Dixon does not believe it could retain its status as a lesser punishment to rape. It is clear that he thinks sexual recklessness and rape are too completely different things, but he also thinks that the societal branding would make sexual recklessness worse than it is. Posts on social media and even in-person gossip could easily paint the wrong picture, comparing someone who took a drunken "yes" as a real "yes", and a full rapist. This kind of misrepresentation is impossible to fix, and lives and careers could fall apart due to it. Therefore, I think Dixon would chose Policy X, because he thinks it would be too impractical to punish.Part II a) Perverse incentive analysis: Explain why Policy X creates a "perverse incentive" that undermines Pineau's goals. What behavior would this policy inadvertently encourage? Why is this the opposite of what Pineau wants?Policy X creates a "perverse incentive" by allowing an alternative method for manipulative people to take advantage of drunken people at a bar. Instead of having some punishment for having sexual relations in a situation of questionable consent while they are sober, they could very easily become drunk themself and therefore avoid all punishment. This is mostly going to be exploited by the above mentioned group, because the nature of the policy brushes off the consequences as honest mistakes. And it is obviously a problem if someone was to commit an 'honest mistake' on purpose.Additional Question for Day 2:In your Day 1 response, you argued that Dixon would choose Policy X because enforcement problems would make Policy Z impractical. However, consider this: Dixon's enforcement concerns are primarily about criminal law and the serious consequences of criminal punishment (jail time, criminal records, public branding as a criminal). But this scenario involves university disciplinary policy, not criminal prosecution. The penalties under Policy Z might be things like mandatory alcohol education, probation, community service, or temporary suspension—not criminal records.Given this distinction, reconsider: Would Dixon still favor Policy X (no discipline at all), or might he actually prefer Policy Z in the university context while opposing it in criminal law? In 150-250 words, explain whether the difference between university discipline and criminal prosecution affects how Dixon's enforcement concerns apply. If you think he'd still choose Policy X even for university discipline, explain why the enforcement problems you identified are severe enough to reject ANY policy. If you think the context matters, explain what makes university discipline different enough to potentially avoid the problems you identified.