MARKakaJIM
Contrary Mary
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What about victims of false accusations?
False Allegations of Sexual Assault: An Analysis of Ten Years of Reported Cases - David Lisak, Lori Gardinier, Sarah C. Nicksa, Ashley M. Cote, 2010 (sagepub.com)What about victims of false accusations?
So if someone accused you of rape but you knew you hadn't done it, presume you'd be happy for everyone to give the benefit of the doubt to the accuser in that case as well, or does this rule of yours just apply to other people?I choose to give victims the benefit of the doubt.
If false reports were more prevalent, then this might be a concern. They're not, so I'm not particularly worried.So if someone accused you of rape but you knew you hadn't done it, presume you'd be happy for everyone to give the benefit of the doubt to the accuser in that case as well, or does this rule of yours just apply to other people?
Worth reading Alan’s link. It’s a very emotive subject but false accusations are way less common that most men think they are.So if someone accused you of rape but you knew you hadn't done it, presume you'd be happy for everyone to give the benefit of the doubt to the accuser in that case as well, or does this rule of yours just apply to other people?
Isn't that why nobody gets the benefit of the doubt and we have trials?Worth reading Alan’s link. It’s a very emotive subject but false accusations are way less common that most men think they are.
Between 2 and 10% isn't a small number when the stakes are so high, that's a lot of wrongly accused people lives totally destroyed, not to mention their families.Worth reading Alan’s link. It’s a very emotive subject but false accusations are way less common that most men think they are.
This logic would follow, except that getting to the trial in the first place can feel like climbing Everest with bare feet.Isn't that why nobody gets the benefit of the don't and we have trials?
Sorry to hear that Alan, please understand I'm not meaning to have a go at you.This logic would follow, except that getting to the trial in the first place can feel like climbing Everest with bare feet.
Trust me, I've tried. Granted, this was in the US so maybe the UK system is set up better.
No apology necessary! It brings out emotions on both sides. As you say, it's a very high stakes situation.Sorry to hear that Alan, please understand I'm not meaning to have a go at you.
Unfortunately its a discrace here in the UK as well, a pathetic amount of reports end up in convictions.
Yep, Spurs for one...Looking at that looks like the conference league has got rid of a lot of crap teams in the Europa league.