“All these new demands, death penalty for rape and long terms in prison for harassing women will only have the offenders roaming free because the burden of proving "beyond reasonable doubt" will become the victim's problem.”

— Flavia Agnes

On the proposal for stricter laws for sexual harassment, as quoted in " Sexism And The Workplace Wars http://www.outlookindia.com/article/sexism-and-the-workplace-wars/207315" Outlook India (19 April 1999)

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