Seeking Support for FF21: an MSA Resolution relating to the recent MN Supreme Court ruling

Hi, all! (tw: r\*pe, sexual assault)

As I'm sure a lot of you have seen/read recently, the [MN Supreme Court ruled last week](https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-supreme-court-says-rape-victims-too-intoxicated-to-consent-aren-t-incapacitated/600038050/) that individuals intoxicated by their own actions (i.e. they got drunk with their friends) cannot be considered "mentally incapacitated" in rape cases. As such, the sexual assailant could not be charged with a felony rape charge. *(That's an incomplete but general synopsis of the ruling.)*

I'm not here to debate the interpretation of the ruling, or how anybody feels about it. This sub clearly has a lot of opinions about it, and that's valid. But I wanted to let everybody know about an MSA Resolution ([FF21](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yXnNY4NXnYTywMYj_-UiDEbO9uQqiZj8udhLY2x328Y/edit?usp=sharing)) which calls for the Minnesota Legislature to adopt [HF707/SF1683](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0707&ssn=0&y=2021) \-- legislation designed to strengthen and clarify state laws on sexual assault, coercion, mental incapacitation, affirmative consent, and criminal sexual conduct provisions.

If you would like to sign on as a cosponsor of this resolution, you can do so [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTGw-M7qn_2F4xc5vUYUsdaRZEJxvUlR0xBJHoHBrEOKfpkA/viewform?usp=sf_link)! There are currently over 680 cosponsors/supporters, including undergrad/graduate students, faculty/staff, and UMN alumni. [If you want to add your name as a cosponsor to FF21, do that here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTGw-M7qn_2F4xc5vUYUsdaRZEJxvUlR0xBJHoHBrEOKfpkA/viewform?usp=sf_link).

If you're involved in any student groups/organizations which would want to support this resolution as an organizational sponsor, send me a DM!

Thank you, be well, go gophs.