"What Everyone Needs to Know About the Police Findings in the UVA Gang Rape Case"

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2015-03-24 06:11

Article here. Excerpt:

'We still must believe survivors: This sentiment is one survivors and activists have been championing since the story was first called into question. While some have stated that this case may be read as a "setback" for the movement and that it "wrecked an incredible year of progress," the incident has also launched an important conversation about the complex experience of survivors and why they should be believed.

Regardless of the particulars of Jackie's case, the fact remains that just about 2% to 8% of rape claims are determined to be false, and rape remains a highly underreported crime. Furthermore, it's not uncommon for survivors to misremember the facts of their assault or to manage the experience in a variety of ways. It makes sense, then, to believe survivors. As activist Zerlina Maxwell wrote in the Washington Post, "the costs of wrongly disbelieving a survivor far outweigh the costs of calling someone a rapist."
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Ultimately, this controversy is about much more than the validity of a single case of sexual assault on one campus. It is about the way in which we approach survivors' stories. Rather than focusing on the discrepancies of a single case, this investigation, and the treatment of Jackie, underscore that surviving assault is a complex experience about which the public needs to continue to be educated.'

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... false accusations are OK as a matter of principle.

Nuts. Crazy. Loopy. What else to say?

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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2015-03-27 04:15

The author states: "Rape victims do not lie."

This is absolutely true -- rape victims NEVER lie.

The issue, however, is whether women like Jackie, are victims.

The author, like most feminists, is engaging in an abuse of language.

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Submitted by ThomasI on Fri, 2015-03-27 04:42

2 to 8% of rape accusations are determined to be false? a fact? source please - and don't quote some feminist source. we already know their math and science skills have a lot to be desired.

let's see, we have how many rape accusations (duke, virginia and those in the news lately) that have been proven to be false? 100%? actually, as far as high profile, msm looking dumb again, cases go, ALL those recent accusations have been proven false. every week a new one it seems. imagine the odds if the 2-8% figure were actually true. lotto odds.

btw, let's not forget that false accusations of rape, molestation and domestic violence made by women against men carry little to no punishment. sometimes (in the u.s.) some woman is charged w/ filing a false police report. there is a small fine for destroying a man's life.

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Submitted by daveinga on Mon, 2015-03-30 03:02