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[–]Horror-Swordfish 18 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 0 fun19 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Whatever happened to "trust but verify"? There's a world of difference between assuming that EVERY alleged rape victim is making it up and that EVERY alleged rape victim is telling the absolute truth. Of course you don't want to immediately dismiss someone that says they've been raped, but I don't think it's wrong to ask for some kind of evidence, especially if you're about to ruin someone else's life and reputation over those accusations.

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There's not usually a way to prove someone was raped is the issue. It's often one person's word against another unless it was violent, and even then it can be argued that even that was consensual. Then you gotta look at her character and her sex life, in court, to see if a consensual encounter would be likely. It's traumatic for a genuine victim.

But obviously we can't just throw men in prison and ruin their lives because people lie, and people remember things wrong, particularly with drugs and alcohol, but also with head injuries and even just time.

[–]LyingSpirit472 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Honestly, that's why more needs to be said that there's a difference between Not Guilty and Exonerated.

Not Guilty means "maybe he did it, maybe he didn't, but it's too close to call and we can't prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he did...so unfortunately, he goes free...but that DOESN'T MEAN the victim lied, just we can't prove it conclusively."

Exonerated means "He didn't do it. We can prove conclusively he could not possibly have done this. Let it be said by this court, and spread throughout the land, this person is 100% innocent, he did not do it, and if anyone tells you that he did do it they are 100% a liar!"

In a rape case, that difference is VERY IMPORTANT.

[–]LyingSpirit472 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Trust but verify? That sounds like something a WITCH would say! WITCH! He's a witch! BURN THE WITCH!