078 United States v. Coleman

During sorority rush, we came up with quiet signals to communicate without having to out ourselves out to prospective new members. When things were going south during a conversation, we'd make eye contact with another sister and play with our hair - a bat signal asking for help. Naturally, this bled into the rest of our lives. If we were out and got bad vibes, we'd make eye contact with a sister and play with our hair. You don't have to be really all that subtle or creative with drunk men at parties - I once interrupted a conversation and said only, "I need to take her with me now." Worked like a charm. Of course, not all interactions with drunk men occur in public spaces… there aren't always a bunch of witnesses that can explain what happened. When a series of cameras tracked Specialist Second Class Coleman to a back room and recording his suspect interaction with a woman, there was undoubtedly solid proof as to what happened. And investigators let that proof disappear.

I relied on the NMCCA opinion heavily. I also briefly discussed information gleaned from the various review websites for Teasers, but I'll let you find those details on your own if you feel so inclined.

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