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And what if they didn't actually SA'd and it is a false claim?
Well that'd be a different context entirely. The premise here was that they had, but it would be unfair to make them face the consequences of their actions.
Yeah, but what I'm pointing out is that almost never is clear if they actually SA'd or not. My problem with this kinda posts, thus, is that they're oversimplifying a really complex problem by creating a manichean vision of reality where man = always abusers and woman = always victims, but false allegations do exist so it's more like a grayscale full of nuances.
Yes but that "grayscale and nuance" is also what stops people from reporting stuff that actually was SA. A fair judicial process is what solves this. Raise the claims if the are true, that is what justice is for, but know that if you raise false claims you are also entering yourself into that justice system. Malicious acts against people and groups should be punished, and victims should be able to seek help.
Yeah, I'm not saying is not like that. The problem is that forgetting that actually the world is that grayscale, is a double-edged sword, as it will polarize and/or cause extremism or maximalism from one side, or another, or both.
I totally agree that sexual abusers are scum and should be tortured until die, but what I don't see as fair is that the (even if really few) victims of FA have to pay for the crimes of other people they don't represent.
I often feel depressed thinking about this and the fact that there's not easy way out of this septic pit, and that things seem to be worse every fucking second. I hate this world.
It is overwhelmingly men that rape other men, women, and children.
The more important stat that only 8% of rape and sexual assault cases see a courtroom I have stated elsewhere in this thread.
False rates of sexual assault happen at the same rate of false reporting of any other crime, between 2-5%.
I can pull sources for each and every one of these statistics.
Actually, the most reliable source goes from 2-8%
It's still small, but it should be zero just as any other crime. That's at least my Utopia.
It's the same rates as any other crime. There are false reports for other crime. Stop lying.
Then the courts will sort it out
I hope courts were efficient. They're not, unfortunately. Both victims of SA and the (even if few) victims of FA live hell in earth there. It's depressing.
Ok but name a better alternative.
That's why I say it's depressing. I don't see a clear exit to this mess.
In any case, just because I (for now) can't name a better alternative doesn't mean that the current option is good or desirable, nor that a better alternative doesn't exist. Your making a TINA and a false dilemma fallacy.
Right but I mean there really isn't a huge issue with false accusations of any other crime, sonindont see why anyone cares so desperately about these false accusations.
If you did the crime then fuck you, if you didn't then I feel for you and I'm sure it's going to be a hellish time, but going somewhere you are innocent until proven guilty is your best possible place to be as an innocent person accused of a crime
I have such an issue because I lived a false allegation, and not, is not the same as being falsely accused of theft or name any other minor crime. That shit hits different, as if you were falsely accused of killing someone.
CW: SA
I've suffered SA two times, too, one of them being a children, so I'm not speaking from the ignorance, and that's why I'm so vindictive towards actual rapists, as others of my comments in this thread reveal.It's literally just a way to discredit rape victims and defend rapists.
Oh, I know. Thank you though.
Yeah, thanks back to you for holding it down in here.
False reports of rape and sexual assault fall in line with false reporting of other crimes. Between 2-5%.
Again, one of the most important challenges for successfully investigating and prosecuting cases of non-stranger sexual assault is the idea that many – or even most – reports are false. As long as this belief is accepted by law enforcement professionals, prosecutors, jurors, and others, our efforts to improve the criminal justice response to sexual assault will have only limited impact. Only those cases that look like our societal stereotype of “real rape” will be successfully investigated and prosecuted.
Well, your own sources say the opposite, so you are contradicting yourself, or perhaps you didn’t actually read your own sources, but instead sent whatever you thought supported your biases.
They are inextricably entwined. When people only consider a certain type of rape "real rape", it impacts which cases are investigated and prosecuted and what is considered a false claim.
Yes they are intertwined, but still there's an important difference and I think it's useful to be clear. But apparently we can't talk about it here or messages get deleted. Oh well, enforce the hive mind at all costs, I guess.
Then why didn't you admit they were intertwined with your initial comment? You didn't because you falsely asserted that they are two different concepts.
Some false accusations are labeled as such because of people's perception of what entails rape.
Then... don't report him....