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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Everyone always doubts the victim" is a blatant LIE. 
Don't be a ridiculous LIAR.
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Do you sincerely not believe that/understand how victims are doubted?

The public opinion interrogations of these and similar victims tells you what you need to know, essentially rationalizing the assault/misconduct:
-“she had been drinking”
-“what was she wearing?”
[b]-“if this was real, she would have reported it years ago”
[/b]-“but he has such great swim times”

And on and on and on. [/quote]

DP here.  As far as the bolded goes, people would be A LOT less likely to doubt someone who didn't wait 40 years to report a sexual assault.  I don't doubt these women.  But I understand how others might, given the DECADES that have passed.  People are far more likely to believe a victim if the victim reports the crime immediately.  And that goes for any kind of crime, not just sexual assault.  Don't we want to prosecute these people?  THEN REPORT!!![/quote]
I feel that you’ve missed the larger point, which is that People, societally, always doubt the victims. Doesn’t matter if they report ASAP. [/quote]

I completely disagree.  Society almost always sides with the victims, not the accused.  Which is mostly fair - until someone is accused falsely and his life is ruined.  Of course, that doesn't seem to be the case with Roy Moore, but it's certainly been the case before.
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Well we agree to disagree. I think *recently* there has been more work to advocate for victims and for the tide to shift to the larger public believing them. And false accusations of sexual assault do happen, but are rare. 5-8% of reports or less. Consider how many stories we’ve heard of people who have never reported. There is a greater false accusation rate for other crimes, but people don’t get nearly as worked up. [/quote]

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