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In Britain, false accusers may be charged with perverting justice and possibly be sentenced to life imprisonment just like the men they falsely accuse.
How exactly do the police or prosecutors determine false accusations. There are cases where the accusers recant and there may be circumstances where there are obvious issues that raise questions regarding a victims claim but I would expect that to be a small percentage. The link you posted indicated "what police believe", they need to establish facts not conjecture.
Just because someone is found innocent doesn't necessarily mean that they actually are, rape cases are very difficult to prove. The larger issue is the number of rapes where victims are unwilling to go to court or the assailant gets off because of lack of evidence. The last thing we need to do is put another deterrent in the way of victims, why single out just the crime of rape relative to false accusations
Do you have a young daughter or granddaughter in their late teens/early 20's? Read the above links which provide a lot more background and context than the link you provided, then tell us if you would want your young daughter or granddaughter anywhere near Paul Nungessor. I do have a daughter in college, and I certainly wouldn't want her anywhere near him. I also wouldn't accept any story written by Cathy Young without a lot of fact-checking first.
How exactly do the police or prosecutors determine false accusations. There are cases where the accusers recant and there may be circumstances where there are obvious issues that raise questions regarding a victims claim but I would expect that to be a small percentage. The link you posted indicated "what police believe", they need to establish facts not conjecture.
Just because someone is found innocent doesn't necessarily mean that they actually are, rape cases are very difficult to prove. The larger issue is the number of rapes where victims are unwilling to go to court or the assailant gets off because of lack of evidence. The last thing we need to do is put another deterrent in the way of victims, why single out just the crime of rape relative to false accusations
The "larger issue" is due process of law and the fact that we have thousands of men falsely convicted of rape rotting in prisons.
People like you who seem to have no real concern about men being falsely convicted of rape are the reason accusers are not held accountable for ruining innocent men`s lives.
As long as I know an accuser can lie without fear of significant consequences, I have to assume she is in fact lying.
I agree that anyone making a false allegation of rape should be punished. However, it also happens that rape victims can sometimes end up being 'punished' for being raped - by being accused of making false allegations and having their reputations trashed - while the rapist gets away scot free, only to rape another person or more than one.
How about tabloid journalists who protect rapists who have a history of sexual assault allegations by harassing the rapists victims and trashing their reputations by publishing personal communications deliberately out of context with a distorted timeframe - and without their consent? Just for a juicy story?
Well, should we just quit prosecuting rapists? Just tell the victims to "put it behind them"? Those that make false accusations do so knowing that their victims may go to prison for decades. They are worse scum than actual rapists-and that's saying a lot. They should serve the maximum sentence that their victims would have.
Are you so certain it was a false allegation? Based on what?
Do you have a young daughter or granddaughter in their late teens/early 20's? Read the above links which provide a lot more background and context than the link you provided, then tell us if you would want your young daughter or granddaughter anywhere near Paul Nungessor. I do have a daughter in college, and I certainly wouldn't want her anywhere near him. I also wouldn't accept any story written by Cathy Young without a lot of fact-checking first.
what does my family have to do with this?
There are a lot of men I would not want my family dating but that doesn't mean they are rapists.
And what facts do you have about Cathy Young that makes you doubt her?
How about tabloid journalists who protect rapists who have a history of sexual assault allegations by harassing the rapists victims and trashing their reputations by publishing personal communications deliberately out of context with a distorted timeframe - and without their consent? Just for a juicy story?
Should they be punished?
I've never seen tabloid journalists protect anyone accused of rape. They usually do just the opposite. Just look at the recent Rolling Stone fiasco.
You can be sued in civil court for your false accusations, but there should be laws on the books that punish those who have lied about rape. Crystal Magnum, the Duke lacrosse accuser, was never punished for her false allegations (though she's in prison now for murder).
Just because someone is found innocent doesn't necessarily mean that they actually are, rape cases are very difficult to prove.
I agree. It is often a case of "he said", "she said".
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The larger issue is the number of rapes where victims are unwilling to go to court or the assailant gets off because of lack of evidence. The last thing we need to do is put another deterrent in the way of victims, why single out just the crime of rape relative to false accusations
I don't agree. The last thing we need to do is put an innocent person in jail. I would rather have ten guilty people go free than one innocent person wrongly incarcerated.
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