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Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False?

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Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>In article <djlvb8Fb9n9U1@mid.individual.net>,
> "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 01/03/2016 16:28, Malcolm McMahon wrote:
>> > On Monday, 29 February 2016 04:12:56 UTC, Bill Tucker  wrote:
>> >> By Megan McArdle How many women falsely accuse men of rape?
>> >>
>> >
>> > Rape's tricky. Not the dragging into the bushes kind, but "date
>> > rape". Rape's tricky because it hinges on consent, which can be
>> > slippery and subjective impressions, which can, and often are, edited
>> > in recall because we want to write a better story.
>> 
>> Which, by the sound of it, is what Julian Assange fell foul of.
>> 
>> 
>> >
>> > I imagine that there are quite common instances where the man
>> > genuinely doesn't believe that what he did was rape, while the woman
>> > genuinely believes that it was.
>> >
>> > Consequently it's impossible to even estimate how many accusations
>> > are false.
>> >
>> 
>> That aside, the men's names are quite commonly publicised in the press 
>> whereas the women are permitted to remain anonymous.  In cases where a 
>> prosecution fails or even in cases where it is clear that the woman has 
>> made a false accusation, she continues to enjoy the protection of 
>> anonymity.  This makes it all the harder to establish even reasonable 
>> approximations of such instances.
>
>
>That it sometimes hides false accusers, it's a small price to pay to 
>defend all the women who are survivors.

A false alegation of Rape can ruin a man's life as completely as genuine rape 
can ruin a woman's

Sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander.


>
>When the onus finally dies away about sexual assault, when women aren't 
>blamed for their own rapes anymore, when the stigma of being a sexual 
>assault survivor is gone, then it won't be necessary to hide names.
>
>While we're on the subject, if you didn't watch the Oscars, find Lady 
>Gaga's performance somewhere online. It was an incredibly powerful 
>performance that left me in tears.
>
>-- 
>
>JD
>
>"If ANYONE will not welcome you or listen to 
>your words, LEAVE that home or town and shake 
>the dust off your feet." Matthew 10:14

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How Many Rape Reports Are False? "Bill Tucker" <btucker@outlook.com> - 2016-02-29 05:03 +0100
  Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-02-28 21:45 -0800
    Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? & <ampersand.the.great@gmail.com> - 2016-02-29 13:35 -0500
  Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Malcolm McMahon <malcolm.mc74@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-01 08:28 -0800
    Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-01 16:46 +0000
      Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-01 16:38 -0800
        Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Malcolm McMahon <malcolm@theriomorph.me.uk> - 2016-03-02 13:52 +0000
          Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? "Let Cos. Be - No Justice For Sluts" <opuzayo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 12:43 -0800
            Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Hope Simmers <Hope_Simmers@hotmail.com> - 2016-03-02 13:35 -0800
            Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 00:05 -0500
              Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-02 21:53 -0800
          Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-02 16:32 -0800
            Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-03 10:25 +0000
              Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Malcolm McMahon <malcolm.mc74@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-03 02:41 -0800
                Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-03 18:40 +0000
                Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Malcolm McMahon <malcolm.mc74@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-04 03:14 -0800
              Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-03 14:05 -0800
                Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-04 16:00 +0000
  Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Jefferson Was A Slave Molester <kolwezzi@astromail.com> - 2016-03-01 08:39 -0800
    Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 23:41 -0500
      Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-02 01:40 -0800
        Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? "james g. keegan jr." <jgkeegan@gmaîl.com> - 2016-03-02 10:20 -0800
        Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? "Let Cos. Be - No Justice For Sluts" <opuzayo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 12:38 -0800
          Re: How Many Rape Reports Are False? Hope Simmers <Hope_Simmers@hotmail.com> - 2016-03-02 13:32 -0800

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