Evidently,
the Washington Post did not check the archives of their own reporters before
they did the hit piece on Judge Moore. Nor did they include the research on
rape statistics or domestic violence to be included in their article. That is
not what you would call fair and balanced journalism.
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 eliminated these three conditions before
they were counted in the statistics:
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.
So in
order to be counted as a false rape charge, the accuser has to admit she lied,
so we’re asking a woman who lied to admit that she lied in order to be included
in the false rape statistics.
Incidences
of false rape charges are actually much higher than the formal
studies. 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.
So just
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 for feminist causes?
Makes
one wonder if they care or even feel guilty 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, and counselors? Or is
their compassion, as well as their help, gender specific?
The Feminist View
http://www.backlash.com/content/gender/1997/5-oct97/sewell05.html
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