Women don't lie about rape.

I noted in passing that Daran had been unable to find anyone
who says that women never lie about rape.

Seems lots of orginizations say just that. I wonder why his
google search failed.

As for Daran's claim that the number of false rape accusations
is probably in the double digits (i.e., less than 100), that's
silly. Kanin's study alone found 109. Walter (??) has posted
over 60, one women in the list made 7 false rape accusations.

What I can't figure out is if Daran has gone off the deep end,
is finally showing his true colors, or if he's just trolling
for the holidaze. That none of the regulars has chimes in and
questioned his assertion is no shock, although I'd have expected
Baba at least to raise a question. But I guess that was expecting
too much.

Someday I need to collect and post the material about smallpox
for JJ. Things just do not add up.

Oh well, Daran can (and will no doubt) forget this later, or
simply deny it now. 

Rich (who needs an ISP with news). 

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http://www.tapestri.org/myths%20and%20facts%20sexual%20assault1.html

MYTH: Women frequently "cry rape."
FACT: Women don't lie about rape. The FBI reports that false accusations 
      account for only 2% of all reported sexual assaults. This is no 
      higher than false reports for other crimes. 
      

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http://www.rapecrisis.co.uk/support2.htm

BELIEF

It is vitally important that you show the woman you care for, that you 
believe her story. She will be feeling very insecure and will be faced 
with many people who are going to question her honestly and credibility.
As someone close to her, your belief and support is necessary for her 
to begin to come to terms with the attack. Never at any time voice any 
doubts you might feel. Women don't lie about rape.

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http://www.sbrapecrisiscenter.org/04Information/myth2.html

MYTH  There are many phony rape reports. Women cry rape to get back 
      at their boyfriend.
TRUTH Women don't lie about rape. The FBI reports that false accusations 
      account for only 2% of all reported sexual assaults. This is no 
      higher than false reports for any other crime. In reality, the
      vast majority of rapes are never reported.
      
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http://www4.nau.edu/fronske/brochures/dateRape.htm

*  Fact: Rape Victims Don't Lie. Almost al rape victims are telling
   the truth. Crime experts say that the number of false reports of
   rape is no different than the number of false reports of other 
   types of crimMyth: Women frequently "cry rape".

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[ this is the wab page from the police in Keller Texas ]

http://www.kellerpd.com/sexassault.htm

Fact: Women don't lie about rape. The FBI reports that false accusations 
      account for only 2% of all reported sexual assaults. This is no 
      higher than false reports for any other crime.e.
      
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http://www.gvawp.org.uk/InfoWomen/Orgs/WrapCCMyths.htm#myth6

Myth: "Children and adult survivors lie about sexual abuse."

Reality: Young children do not have the awareness or sexual knowledge
         to lie about sexual abuse. Adult survivors have nothing to 
         gain by lying.

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http://www.campusoutreachservices.com/resources/myths.htm

Myth: Women often lie about getting raped to get back at someone.

Fact: FBI statistics are that only 1-2% of reported rapes are false. 
      This is the same percentage of false reports as for all other 
      crimes. Also, only one in ten to twenty rapes are reported, 
      and only one in one hundred are prosecuted.

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http://www.fijiwomen.com/faqs/rape_facts.htm

False idea: Many women lie about being raped and accuse innocent men.

Fact : Research shows that this is not true. The number of false 
       accusations in rape cases is just the same as for other 
       crimes: about 2 per cent.

[ notice that the 2% factoid has been eleveated to research? ]
[ real research, such as Kanin's found 41% false ]

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http://sa.rochester.edu/masa/myths.php

Myth:     Women often lie about being raped to get revenge, for there
          own benefit or because they changed their mind afterwards.       

Reality:  Only 2% of reported rapes are false accusations. Most women
          will not lie about being raped for any reason.

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http://www.mnsfld.edu/~stuaffrs/advocacy/mythfact.html

Myth: Women frequently "cry rape."  

Fact: Women don't lie about rape. The FBI reports that false accusations 
      account for only 2% of all reported sexual assaults. This is no 
      higher than false reports for any other crime.

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http://smartersex.org/date_rape/facts_myths.asp


Myth: Women lie about being raped, especially when they accuse men 
      they date or other acquaintances.  
      
Fact: Rape really happens -- to people you know, by people you know.

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http://www.houseofruthdothan.org/rapemyths.htm


Myth: Women frequently ?cry rape.?

Fact: Women don?t lie about rape. The FBI reports that false accusations
      account for only 2% of all reported sexual assaults. This is no 
      higher than false reports for any other crime.

[ it's interesting how most web-pages claim the myth that the FBI
  reports a 2% false reporting rate as fact ]
  

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http://www.pcar.org/about_sa/faqs_sa.html


"Women often 'cry rape.'"

        Women don't lie about rape. According to the FBI, false 
        accusations of rape only account for 2% of all reported 
        sexual assaults - no higher than false reports for any 
        other crimes.

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http://www.unh.edu/student-life/sharpp/Stats%20and%20Facts/rapefact.htm

Women aged 16 to 24 are three times more likely to be raped than other 
women.U.S. Department of Justice, 1991. Women don't lie about rape. 
The FBI reports that false accusations account for only 2% of all 
reported sexual assaults. This is no higher than false reports for 
any other crime.Myths and Facts About Sexual Assault, National 
Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Harrisburg, PA. 1993 


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http://www.gmu.edu/facstaff/sexual/myths_and_facts.html


MYTH: Women lie about rape as an act of revenge or guilt.

FACT: A justice of the New York State Supreme Court has said, 
      "False rape charges are not frequently made; only about 2% 
      of all rape and related sex charges are determined to be 
      false-the same as other felonies." FBI statistics support
      this as well. False claims of auto theft are reported more
      frequently than those of rape. Only about 5% of all rapists 
      fall into the psychopathic category; the rest are motivated 
      by power or anger.

[ WTF is "motivated by power"? ]


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http://www.sexualassaultresources.org/reframe.html


Misconception: Women lie about rape as revenge or because of guilt.

Fact: False charges for rape are no more frequent than in any other 
      felony cases: about 4%. Although many cases are considered 
      "unfounded" or charges are dropped, this may be due more to 
      a lack of support for the vict im/survivor or lack of evidence
      than due to false charges. 

[ pretty much the talk.rape position ]


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http://www.ou.edu/womensoc/misconceptions&facts.htm


Misconception: Women lie about rape as an act of revenge or guilt.

Reality: A justice of the New York State Supreme Court said, ?False 
         rape charges are not frequently made; only about 2% of all 
         rape and related sex charges are determined to be false?
         the same as other felonies.? FBI statistics support this 
         as well. False claims of auto theft are reported more 
         frequently than those of rape. Ironically, only 10-15% 
         of all survivors actually report their assaults, in large 
         part because they do not think they will be believed or 
         supported.


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http://www.sexualassault.virginia.edu/sa_rethinking.html

Misconceptions

  Women lie about rape as an act of revenge or guilt. 
  
Reality
  
  A judge of the New York State Supreme Court has said, "False 
  rape charges are not frequently made; only about 2% of all 
  rape and related sex charges are determined to be false--the 
  same as other felonies." FBI statistics support this as well. 
  False claims of auto theft are reported more frequently than 
  those of rape.

Productive Thinking
 
 By educating others about this misconception, I will be helping 
 create a safer climate that allows survivors' voices to be heard.


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http://www.womenofsubstance.org/sexabuse.htm

# Women don?t lie about rape.  The FBI reports that false accusations 
# account for only 2% of all reported sexual assaults.

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http://www.vuw.ac.nz/courses/sexuality/papers/FHSS111/lectures/9/lecture1.shtml


RAPE MYTHS AND REALITIES I

* 6. Women lie about rape // Some women may lie; most men deny raping.


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http://quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com/rape_not_fornication.htm


Myth: Women lie about rape to get revenge on a man or because they feel 
      guilty about having sex.

Fact: False reports of rape occur at the same rate as for any other 
      violent crime: 2 percent. On the other hand, researchers agree 
      that rape is grossly underreported.


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http://my.webmd.com/content/article/13/1674_50397.htm


* There are many phony rape reports. Women rarely lie about rape. 
  The FBI reports that false accusations account for only 2% of 
  all reported sexual assaults, a number that is no higher than 
  false reports of any other crime. A National Victim Center Study
  of l992 confirms this percentage.

* It can't happen to me. Rape is the most frequently committed 
  violent crime in America. 


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http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/51622_comment.php


Myth: Women often make false reports of rape.

Fact: According to FBI crime statistics, less than 2 percent of the 
      reported rape cases are found to be false. There are no more
      false reports of rape than there are of any other crime. 


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