CAMPUS SEX WARS: As the Campus Rape Narrative Unravels, Will Due Process Strike Back in 2015? “Affirmative consent is a baffling way to fight sexual assault. Rape is a crime committed by a minority of determined, serial perpetrators; it’s unclear why activists think that forcing students to jump through new hoops before they have sex will deter these monsters. The policy will produce more mutual confusion and false accusations, however.”