There were some instances of coercion by the security forces this year but much less than in the past, according to observers.
However, even if the response is accepted, there will remain instances of torture in which these above-mentioned conditions do not obtain; presumably, these will not be instances of coercion.
The disagreement seems to be over whether to identify instances of coercion with one or the other of the two faces mentioned at the outset: that is, to identify it with a kind of behavior by the coercer (which may or may not be successful), or to identify it with specific events in the life of the coercee (namely, those that alter or constrain her activities).
However, access to family planning is itself becoming better recognized as a human right., While we must condemn and steadfastly guard against misguided, and I would say rare, instances of coercion, neither should we ignore the benefits, including human rights benefits, to people and the planet that can come through voluntary family planning, including slower-paced population growth.
But those suits generally succeed when there is a pattern of misconduct by the police, not a single instance of alleged coercion by investigators.
At most, it seems, there is an instance of attempted coercion.
And while the case appears unusual (and certainly cruel) it does not stand alone as an instance of prosecutorial coercion.
Is this a textbook example of coercion?
No one knows how widespread sexual blackmail is, but the case echoes other instances of sexual coercion that have surfaced in recent years, including agents criminally charged in Atlanta, Miami and Santa Ana, Calif.
All told, throughout Locke's public writings there are just a handful of instances of terms "coercion" and "coerce" in the Essays on the Law of Nature, and "coercive" in "A Third Letter for Toleration".
