Re: Frequent false reports: where's the evidence? (was: Re: Rape Education Story #60

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Waldo Weaver) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Daran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > On 22 Nov 2003 02:18:24 -0800 Kate Orman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> > > (Any number of news items of false reports could be countered with 
> > > large numbers of stories about convictions.)
> 
> Likewise, stories about convictions could be countered with large
> numbers of stories about acquitals and dropped charges.
> 
> > Oh sure.  I could find more verifiable rape cases in a day than he's turned
> > up of verifiable FRAs in his entire time here.  
> 
> What's your criteria for verifying a rape case, Daran? You know I have
> an objective standard: recantation by the accuser, or conviction on a
> false accusation related charge. It seems only fair that the standard
> should be objective on both sides.


I would assume that his standard is the same as everyone else's, that
a woman make a rape accusation or claim she was raped. No evidence needed
(or even wanted, to doubt a raped women is a horrible thing don'tja know).

If you look at the rape convictions, the numbers drop quite sharply.
And some of those convictions were of innocent men.

Rich