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Barbara Kay: How about making November false allegations awareness month
Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2008-10-07 20:22
Article here. Excerpt:
'In 2000, it was reported that the FBI's DNA testing over a three year period had exonerated more than 30% of their 4,000-plus sexual assault suspects. Going further back, in the FBI's Behavioural Science Unit's 1983 study of False Allegations, a total of 220 out of 556 rape investigations - 40% - turned out to be false. Over a quarter turned out to be actual hoaxes (remember the infamous Tawana Brawley, who at 15 falsely accused a number of white men of a marathon three-day gang rape, some of them police officers? At least she got successfully sued for defamation, but that was small potatoes for the havoc she wreaked in those men's lives). About 4,000 allegations of rape a year are levelled in Manhattan. About half never happened. Police officials in New Zealand state that 64% of rape reports are false.'
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Someone named "ladylawyer" posted a comment to the article that said the worst problem to result from false allegations is that women will be less likely to be believed.
This is an extremeley selfish viewpoint, and one which most women seem to hold. It seems obvious to me that the worst consequence is the imprisonment of innocent men and the ruining of their lives. The other "problem" is too hard to quantify..it only hints at potential for a problem, or some sort of general attitude which would come about, but not necessarily affect specific cases. Anyhow, I severeley doubt that at this point in time, with things as they are in our society, people are going to take accusers much less seriously. We can't undo 30 years of having our "awareness raised".
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P.S. "ladylawyer" is stupid too..she contradicts herself in her comment by saying "..the worst problem to come of this is that women will be less likely to believed by judges - and rightfully so!" I wouldn't want to have this lady representing me in court. How'd she even pass the LSAT?