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Where it [the policy] says, “the incident does not fit policy,” how would I know if something doesn’t fit the policy? […] Let’s say in the case of groping, what you call groping might not…

I think it’s best for [university staff involved in sexual assault response] to understand that because of where we come from, something like this- if they were to ask, “oh, why didn’t you report it?’’…

If you think about the South Indian perspective, I say the experiences and trauma would be just the same with any person, no matter the ethnic group or gender. But I feel […] someone who…

They might be drunk and remember what happened, and sometimes, they might be unsure. Especially, the girl or guy in this case, sometimes they might be unsure whether they were actually assaulted and in some…

I think my brothers would like the policy, because they know how guys are. So, personally, they [would] think the policy is better if it is applied, because then I could walk around safely. […]…

[University staff responding to sexual assault] should be careful with the set of questions they ask, the questions regarding that incident. […] They should be careful with how they bring up the questions, like, be…

If a person brings up disclosing a certain incident and [doesn’t want] the investigation, even if the person who discloses it wants it or not, it has to be investigated. That’s what I think. Because…

I have one more thing. If you are talking about violence policy, I don’t think it just ends with reporting. How you take that forward, how well you gave support to the victim and, you…

I feel like the most important thing is more support for the victim, because at some point, they don’t even want somebody to be touching them. They just want somebody to be listening to them,…

I do have one more question regarding sexual assault that happens on campus. How exactly would the situation be handled? Let’s say if it’s, like, a student and a teacher kind of thing, like, how…

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