 However, this account is also open to objection. First, it fails to designate as such some cases that we, intuitively speaking, would surely classify as treating others merely as means (Kerstein 2013: 74). Think for example of a case where one person knocks someone out with a “date rape” drug. Another person, who had no knowledge of or involvement in drugging the victim, sexually assaults him. Since this other person has not rendered the victim unable to consent to his use of him, the account does not yield the conclusion that he treats him merely as a means.