Do you support affirmative consent laws in their current form?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     No. Affirmative consent is a rather incoherent attempt to do something about something that is almost as ignorant of the principles of criminal justice as it is of human interaction. I am open to ideas on something to do, but I don't see affirmative consent laws being the answer.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Yes. My wife assaulted me so many times without my consent. #Justice4DC

Laughing at victims of marital rape is hilarious ain't it?

I think his point is that, under this proposed legal definition, he's been "raped" many times, which would, as he implies, be farcical.

Personally, I think there are better legal and institutional changes that we can make to help rape victims and make them feel like judges and the officers of the law are on their side, and that we should continue to bang the drum of "REPORT IMMEDIATELY" until it's a reflex like "stop, drop, and roll."

     This is a good idea, for example. The police are criticized for not helping victims, yet some fairly prominent rape accusations are never reported to the police. I would generalize it and say that if you have been the victim of any crime, you should report it right away. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to build a case against the criminal and the more likely that they will walk.