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Updating the cliche that it’s better to let ’10 guilty men go free’

By Ashe Schow
Published July 16, 2015 4:01am ET
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Updating the cliche that it’s better to let ’10 guilty men go free’
Wendy Kaminer is quick to point out that there is nothing wrong with teaching students about consent, but cautions against the "yes means yes" approach. (AP Photo)  | Amy Anthony

The old liberal cliché that it’s “better 10 guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer” has been upended in recent years — at least when it comes to accusations of sexual assault.

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