Besides using a "presumption of guilt" standard, the ludicrous "affirmative consent" principle basically redefines "rape" to include situations in which the "rape" occurred because of alcohol and/or a simple miscommunication. A man can be found guilty of "rape" under affirmative consent laws when a woman changes her mind about sex but does not communicate her change of mind. In this case "rape" is not about power, it is about miscommunication.
So much for the tried and true cliche that "rape is about power, not sex."
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