One wonder after another
Editor, Naples Daily News:
The rest of the story about
the crime of rape is the crime of false rape charges. Formal studies show a rate of false
accusations that varies from 27% to 60%. These formal studies required three
conditions:
1.
No corroborating witnesses, (her word against his).
2.
No physical evidence of a rape.
3.
Here's the tough one - before trial, the woman had to recant her
testimony and admit she made it up.
Incidences of false
rape charges are actually much higher.
Makes one wonder how many
men are behind bars because the accuser didn't feel guilty enough about sending
an innocent man to jail.
One of the
"informal" studies on false rape accusations was done by the
Washington Post. Not believing a press
release about one of the formal studies, they sent reporters to interview
police and DA's in suburban Maryland. The results? About half of all rape charges were false.
Death threats were made
against the reporter who wrote the article. Bomb threats were made against the
newspaper.
Makes one wonder what makes
victims, and/or their advocates, get so aggressive about defending their status
as victims. Are they really that
attached to victimhood, or does it have something to do with fund raising?
Makes one wonder if they
care about the men facing false rape charges?
Is there a False Rape Hotline? Do they have "What To Do If You Are
falsely Accused of Rape." pamphlets, counselors? Or is their compassion, as well as their
help, gender specific?
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