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[quote=Anonymous]Another problem is this:

When someone is accused of rape, both the accused and the accuser are thrust into a situation where in order for one to prevail, the other must be destroyed.

The reputation of both the accused and the accuser are both  immediately damaged in the court of public opinion regardless of the truth and the outcome of the trial.

In the trial, the accuser will have her reputation questioned, and if she loses her legal battle, she could be ostracized as a false accuser. If the defendant is convicted, then obviously his reputation is destroyed, he faces serious prison time and a life of marginal existence afterwards.

By turning rape accusations in a public circus, we raise the stakes to a point where neither side can back down. The solution would be to lower the stakes for both parties, and the easiest way to do this is enact rape shield laws that cover both the accuser and the accused. There are currently rape shield laws that only cover the accuser, but they fail because the accused is not similar protected. If people know who is accused, they will quickly find out who the accuser is, and once they do, the gloves are off because there is no way to win with destroying the other party, or be destroyed yourself.[/quote]

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