<p>It doesn’t have to be either attitude or alcohol. As I see it, a high enough number of sexual assault incidents occurring in settings with alcohol can reinforce devil-may-care attitudes about rape. In other words, people associate sexuality with alcohol so perhaps the coincidence of sexual assault with partying would not be surprising. Both attitudes and alcohol contribute to conditions for rape - and they are probably also mutually reinforcing.</p>
<p>But point taken: When college administrators say they have zero tolerance for rape, there really needs to be zero tolerance. (But let’s first get to the point where rape has more serious consequences than theft of personal property…) I haven’t been to China, but I don’t doubt that rape is less common. On the other hand, it seems that, even if there is a lower prevalence of rape, the government’s prejudice against women may be incompatible with tough rape laws: <a href=“Rape Case Is a Rarity in Chinese Justice System - The New York Times”>Rape Case Is a Rarity in Chinese Justice System - The New York Times;