Re: Bad idea: Punishing false accusers

"Rauni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:24:51 -0500, "Jayne Kulikauskas"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> >"Sir Jessy of Anti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> Exactly.  And this is why a registry of proven, malicious accusers
would
> >> actually
> >> be a good tool for law enforcement to use when investigating rape
> >> allegations IMO.
> >> I'm not saying a person who's name is on that list couldn't ever be
raped
> >> (obviously), I'm
> >> just saying it would force the police to do more thorough investigation
> >when
> >> dealing with
> >> these allegations.  There was a case a while back of a serial rape
> >accuser,
> >> who would blackmail
> >> men into giving her money.  The police only found out by accident at a
> >> meeting in another state where
> >> it was found similar accusations against her had been made.  A registry
> >> would at least eliminate shit like
> >> this from happening.
> >
> >I agree that a registry is a good idea.  I think that it might work
better
> >to have a registry of all rape accusers, rather than just the proven
false
> >ones.  After all, sometimes there will be false accusers that get away
with
> >it, but it will be harder for them to do it again if there are records.

I disagree, and it would never fly.  I disagree because rape victims are not
criminals, and
a list like this is for criminals not potential victims.  Trying to create a
fair balance is not easy...

>
> So are you going to register all the lazy police and DA who "convince"
> female rape victims that the man they caught is the "real perpetrator
> of rape? When in fact he is just he first guy they ran across. I am
> afraid that most of the false rape conviction are not the result f
> false accusations but of lazy police work and crooked DA's.

Then by definition they are not accusations!  They are convictions.
You will also need to at least show some evidence that this is indeed the
case.
Waldo has posted 60 cases where the false accusations *had nothing to do*
with
corrupt police/DA's.  That doesn't seem to substantiate your claim, not that
I doubt shoddy legal/police work exists, just that I doubt it has anything
to do with
the majority of reasons for false accusations.