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Prof. finds rape jurors biased
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like "do you use drugs?" plants people should behave." something to drink and all she had in
suspicion in the jurors' minds even "One one hand, society endorses "the refrigerator was a beer, so she
though the question is stricken from liberal ideas ... that were not accep- gave it to him. The defense attorney
the record. table in the '60s - such as premarital tried to make her look immoral
THE DATA indicates that female sex, going to bars, and living with a becsuseshe hsd heer in her
jurors did not differ significantly from boyfriend - and on the other hand refrigerstor, Reskinsayid.
the males in their attitudes toward people still cling to the idea that "This sounds insane to you and me,
victims and defendants. Reskin said women should be virtuous," she said. hut not to jurors," she ssid.
this is true because although women Society accepts liberal lifestyles ex- IN INCIDENTS of date rape it is
generally have stronger feelings cept "When something goes wrong for much more difficult to get convictions
about rape than men, "the women on a woman. Then they revert to the at- and "jurors' prejudices are very
juries aren't a random sample." titudes of 20 years ago," she said, ad- likely to come into play," she said.
Defense attornies usually don't ding that if the woman isn't chaste People believe that a clean-cut college
choose women who have strong and traditional, society says, "Don't student would probably not commit
feelings ahout rape when the juries cometcrying to us if something hap- rape and that atwomanris suspect for
are selected, Reskin said, pens to you." going out with a rapist. They
Even though the victim's lifestyle is NO MATTER WHAT kind of life the sometimes believe that agreeing to go
not supposed to be considered when victim leads, defense attornies out implicitly means agreeing to have
rendering a verdict, jurors were usually try to make the woman ap- seTeeiread y
quoted as saying "We know-we're not pear immoral, careless - they were There are deeply rooted myths and
supposed to judge her character, but . out too late, they talked to a stranger, confusions ahout sex which add to the
" Reskin said, they asked for it, Reskin said. incidents of date rape, Reskin said.
Reskin suspects that moral charac- In one case a woman was raped by a Reskin spent two years gathering
ter in rape trials is a sticky point stranger who broke into her apar- the data, and is currently writing a
because "our society tends to have tment and threatened her with a book which she expects to come out
schizophrenic attitudes as to how knife. After the assault, he demanded sometime next year.
Williams protesters lose appeal
(Continuedrom Pageli) is protected by the First Amendment" ction," the appeals court said.
-rto the U.S. Constitution. "The choice may be difficult, but
attempt to extract a promise that they The appeals court also rejected an this does not mean that it invades ap-
would forego such protests in the argument that the circuit court pellants' right to privacy under the
future. violated the protesters' privacy rights Constitution."
"Appellants are free to disagree by forcing them to choose between Covered by the contempt orders
with any policy of the United States violating their consciences and going were Daniel LaGrou, Sol Metz, Peter
government or any act of Williams to jail indefinitely. Daugherty, James Smith, Carfon
International and are free to express "Appellants are placed in the Foltz, Joel Nigg, Jeffrey Schoonover-
their disagreement in any legal position of having to decide whether Higgins, Margaret Dewey, William
fashion," the court said. It added "the their consciences require them to act Kellerman, Patricia Mentzer, Mary
fact that a form of communication upon their beliefs in a way which Girrard, Anthony Raffenaud, Ken
maybe effective does not mean that it would violate the court's lawful injun- Grunow and Sheila Gainev.
IN BRIEF
From United Press International
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Edison increases rate
LANSING, Mich. - The Puhlic
Service Commission unanimously
granted Detroit Edison Co. a $282.3
million rate increase yesterday,
which will increase residential
rates another 4.5 percent overall.
The rate increase granted is
significantly less than that sought
by the firm or recommended by
the PSC. The order - which covers
the cost of Edison's new Belle
River coal-fired power plants -
adds $99 million to the amount
granted Edison last year on an in-
terim hasis.
The actual impact on an average
Edison customer could not be
calculated since the PSC also is
implementing a new rate system.
AMC combats loss
with survival plan
DETROIT - American Motors
Corp. plans to report a second
quarter loss that will be larger
than the $29 million deficit in the
first quarter, but it has mapped out
a survival plan that will make 1987
its breakout year.
Speaking at a dealers conference
in suburban Dearborn last week,
AMC President and Chief
Executive Officer Jose
Dedeurwaerder told Automotive
News that the company's $15.5
million profit in 1984, after a $146.7
million loss in 1983, tended to raise
expectations.
New Lebanon plan
Snirs sninper attack
Green Line, a no-man's land of
bombed-out buildings that
separates Moslem west Beirut
from the Christian east.
The sniper attack was the only
act of violence reported Tuesday
as the new peace plan - agreed
upon last week by the area's
militia leaders - took effect at 6.
a.m. yesterday.
Toxic fumes make
10,000 flee homes
CEDARsRAPIDS, Iowa -
Firefighters working nearly 22
hours yesterday controlled a blaze
at an abandoned sewage plant that
spewed clouds of toxic smoke, for-
cing more than 10,000 people to flee
their homes and prompting police
to close the city to outsiders.
The blaze, possibly sparked by a
workman's torch, was confined to
the plant but caused the
Styrofoam-filled roof to collapse
and humn.
"The only injuries we have are
the irritation to the eyes and
headaches," said Gerald Clanton,
executive director of the the Red
Cross in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Can-
ney announced shortly after noon
yesterday that "the emergency
situation that existed is now en-
ded"
Court says victim can
sue driver's doctor
LANSING Mich. - A divided
Michigan Court of Appeals yester-
day ruled a man whose wife was
killed in an auto accident may sue
the doctor of the other driver for
malpractice.
These.~i filed in Wayne County
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'U' Council discusses violent crimes
ICsninuedfromPogeil Winkelman, chairman of the council. buildings, or dorms; imposing a cur- Circuit Court, involves the death of
Schnaufer, a graduate student on the "A code is something that ad- few; or restricting them from certain Judith Welke who was killed when
council. An impartial hearing officer, ministrators can use to try to control people. BEIRUT, Lebanon - Snipers uditharedkeewho as killedgwhen
selected by the central coordinator, students," Winkelman said. IF THE hearing judge, two weeks wounded a Lebanese amhassador a car driven hy Sharlyn Margaret
would then determine if there was still "WHAT THE council reaffirmed later, still thought that the accused yesterday on his wayeto meet with Kuzilla allegedly crossed the con-
a danger and whether to continue the today is a kind of a restraint on the represented a threat, he could extend President Amin Gemayel, marring ter line and collided with her
sanctions, he said. administrators so that the main pur- the coordinator's restrictions until the a n e r edecuriy an Acl. the suit, Dr. Brad-
THE CONSENSUS - even though pose is to ensure the safety of the civil court made its decision, that gaertteientst wa-ton Aordingpto hde n trrad-n
only 5 of the 9 council members were community," he said. If the courts take longer than a west Beirut their calmest day in ford arn had rei
present yesterday - seems to be a Winkelman cautioned, however, year, Schnaufer and Eklund write, the months. L ' Edicapand had prescrihed -
break through in principle from code that the plan is only in its early stages. accused would have the right to ap- Zafer Al Bassan, Lehanon's am- medication for her. Be had injec-
proposal last fall. That proposal About a month ago, councilmem- peal after every academic year shassador to Saudi Arahia, was ted her with an unknown sua tance
spurred protests from students and bers began to write drafts of their "The purpose of the restrictions is slightly wounded in the shooting, on the night of the accident, the
faculty who saw the code as an attem- recommendations based on their to ensure the safety of the University which came as he tried to cross the suit charged.
pt to control their non-academic discussions from the year. community in the interim before the
behavior. YESTERDAY'S plan on how the civil authorities take action,"
"The principle they affirmed today University should act in life- Schnaufer said.
is, I think, the difference between threatening situations were sketched Winkelman suggested that the
what makes a code and what doesn't by Schnaufer and Associate Law University should minimize the
make a code," said LSA senior Lee School Dean Susan Eklund last week, damage on the accused student's Vol. XCV - No, 32-S
The plans "need a lot of fine schoolwork. For example, the The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Monday through
U<fl O tuning," Schnaufer said. University would erase from the Friday during the fall and winter terms and Tuesday through Saturday
toWalking the councilthog te student's transcript classes missed if during the spring and summer terms by students at The University of
0 presentation, Schnaufer said that af- the accused was barred from the class Michigan. Subscription rates: September through April - $20 in town, $35
ter a violent crime is reported to Ann Hartman, a professor of social out of town.
542 LSA Buildmg campus safety and the Ann Arbor work on the council, said that the Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Postmaster: Send
o police, campus safety would notify the University should make it as easy as address changes to The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor,
central coordinator. possible to report a rape. Michigan 48109.
764-9216 THE coordinator, who would be Editor in Chief ._._.._._._......_._._.. ERIC MATTSON Business Manager . .........DAWN WILLACKER
selected by the council, would then, Manging Ed Ao,. THOMAS HRACH SaeManage . MARY ANNE HOGAN
.Aassess the seriousness of the incident Arts Editor . ........ CHRIS LAUER Display Manager .. KELLIE WORLEY
INSTANT: - including the liklihood of the ac- Police N otes at sEditor.. .. JOHN LOGIE As keis pyManager. SHERYL NISMA
cused committing the crime again. Associate Sport Editor. PHIL NUSSEL A. ketngManager .MONICA CROWE
$$$spe - Vi$u- If he thought the situation was A urse and wallet were stolen from Staff Photographer ............. KATE O'LEARY Finance Staff .............PATRICIA HELM
serious enough, the coordinator would NEWS STAFF: Laura Bischoff, Susan Grant, Nadine Display Staff MONICA CROWE
4#0#01 0$ impose what Schnaufer and Eklund Hutchins Hall between 8 a.m andnoon LaTagnino,K ery Murakami, Janice Plotnik, Katie RICes SHD.M O A Y CA
Monday, The purse, valued at $36, 1 Wilcox. Sales SSaff.......HARRY BUCALO
while - U -wait called "the minimal restrictions was left in an unlocked cabinet by a BroweSry ullRcaampbel, BETHEYB
necessary to ensuire the safety of the staff member. Neil Galanter, Jackie Ruznik, Ron Schechter, Marc
hrs. 1:00- 4:30 University community from threats A student's wallet valued at $9 was Taras, Mike Zwick.
of future violence." PHONE NUMBERS: News room, (313) 764-0552; Arts, 763-0379; Sports,
Mon- Fri These restrictions, they write, could stolen from a backpack in the PHONE CMR S: News room, A)45rts, 76-037; Spry
s tudent-disDcount include such things as keeping the ac- Graduate Library Monday between 3 Advertising. 764-0560; Billing, 764-0550.
cused out of certain classes, and4p.m. -Laura Bischoff
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