▁minor ." ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁Dan et ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁sometimes ▁consent ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁present . ▁" We ▁are ▁not , ▁of ▁course , ▁saying ▁that ▁consent ▁is ▁always ▁there ". ▁ ▁He ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁very ▁careful ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁pet ition , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁separate ▁ra pe ▁from ▁acts ▁without ▁violence : ▁" We ▁took ▁great ▁care ▁to ▁speak ▁exclus ively ▁of ▁an ▁inde cent ▁act ▁not ▁involving ▁violence ▁and ▁inc itement ▁of ▁a ▁minor ▁to ▁commit ▁an ▁inde cent ▁act . ▁We ▁were ▁extremely ▁careful ▁not ▁to ▁touch , ▁in ▁any ▁way , ▁on ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁ra pe , ▁which ▁is ▁totally ▁different ." ▁ ▁He ▁observed ▁then ▁that ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁( vi ol ent ) ▁ra pe ▁ar ouses ▁re actions ▁at ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁public ▁opinion , ▁trigger ing ▁off ▁secondary ▁effects ▁of ▁man - h un ting , ▁l yn ch ing ▁and ▁moral ▁mobil ization . ▁ ▁The ▁cred ibility ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁court ▁As ▁for ▁the ▁cred ibility ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁court , ▁Fou ca ult ▁begins ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁officially ▁children ▁are ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁sexual ity ▁that ▁can ▁never ▁be ▁directed ▁towards ▁an ▁adult , ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁supposed ▁to ▁not ▁be ▁capable ▁of ▁talking ▁about ▁themselves ▁in ▁a ▁sufficiently ▁luc id ▁way . ▁Second ly , ▁he ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁speech ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁reliable ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁what ▁happened , ▁once ▁there ▁is ▁sympathy ▁enough .