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What should be done is to reclassify offences so that all sex not involving freely given consent should be classified as offences, but with heavier penalties if force is involved.
BBC: How do we define rape?
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Alan Shatter, Ireland's minister for justice, warned banks that they could face heavier losses if they did not agree debt deals with struggling mortgage holders, who might instead choose to declare bankruptcy.
CNN: Ireland picks through debtors' lifestyles
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This means that Recep Cetin will face a heavier penalty if convicted, as his case will continue in the adult court system rather than the juvenile justice system where it was initially being dealt with.
BBC: Father and son 'near scene of killings' in Turkey