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Question for the poster(s) who think there are so many false rape charges.
Have y'all ever actually spoken to a rape victim about her experience? Seems to me like the bigger problem is getting rape victims to report the crime at all, but yet this "so many false accusations!" card gets drawn every time this subject comes up. Usually goes like this: "Well, in (this obvious rape), I believe her, but so many other times women just regret being slutty!" |
| I don't think kids who are drinking in high school, should be funded to go drink in college. |
There has never been a place or time where rape did not exist. While today's feminists are focused on pipe dreams and kumbaya, this old feminist will continue to encourage her daughter to take steps to protect herself. I do not believe that she should not depend on other people to keep her safe. I certainly am not going to just hope that other people are "talking" to their sons. Some people appear to be living in fantasy land. There will always be people who prey on others, no matter how many march to take back the night. |
What are you advising your daughter? |
1. They are not false rape charges... nobody is ever charged. Once she hears the real story from people that were sober, it is obvious that there was no rape. 2. Yes, of course I have spoken to rape victims. There are real rapes and then false accusations. 3. Rape victims are not educated on how to report a rape... for example in the Hobart and Williams Smith case.... NEVER REPORT A RAPE TO ANYBODY BUT A POLICE OFFICER. Do NOT let the school handle it. Do not tell anybody. Let the nurse do the rape kit... I know it is awful and invasive. Do NOT take a shower. Do not contract the rapist. So many things happen after the rape but before it is reported that taint the evidence and rapes can not be convicted. The cops try really hard to get some sort of conviction ... contributing to the delinquency of a minor, assault, etc. Rapes are very hard to convict especially when you know the person, have had sex with them in the past, get drunk with them, take your own clothes off and then decide you don't want to have sex. That is very, very hard to convict so you need to make sure you don't mess up the case. |
2-8% .... where is that from? |
Um, do you not have the google? Wikipedia lists many studies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_accusation_of_rape |
This does not count "no crime" and "unfounded" ... that is when the girl tells the story and the cop tell them there is "no crime" ... so it is not counted in the statistics. The Duke case is the type of "false accusation" case in that statistic. I find 2-8% high that boys are take to trial their name is plaster all through the media and in the end ... the accusation was false. |
I've always thought that if you have to be intoxicated to have sex, the choices available to you must be limited enough that you're better off not seeing or feeling anything clearly, and probably better off not remembering any of it either.
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It's not required just one of many options. |
I don't think you know the law quite well. It’s a crime to have sex with someone who’s too drunk or high to consent, even if the person doesn’t resist or fails to say “no.” A simple Google search is all it takes to refute your claim. Also, it is one thing to drink to the point of passing out - clearly not a good idea - as one may become the victim of a violent crime. It's another to commit that violent crime. |
But there is no way to prove that somebody was too drunk to consent. There is not physical evidence. You need video or a confession. You don't know what goes on in the real binge drinking world. These girls are not drugged or fed alcohol. You only understand an imaginary ... best case scenario stand point but you have no clue about investigation, evidence, chain of custody, building a case and convicting. Also, you have a hard time understanding that sometime women are not innocent victims. |
No, I just think the consequences of false negatives are more common and more harmful than the consequences of false positives. |
Get a summer job. It's a much better use of your time then spending your hours on a DCUM or watching Law and Order. Or you could take a writing course to make your posts sound a little bit less like the 16 year-old you are. |
Ad hominem!!! I am sorry the truth hurts your feelings. BTW the Wire is much better than Law and Order, though I have never seen a L&O all the way through. |