Re: Bad idea: Punishing false accusers

Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message: 
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
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> > I note that you seem against any real solution as well. I'm not quite
> > sure why. Punishing guilty women is the solution, it's the only
> > solution.
> 
> Has punishing guilty (not to mention not-guilty) men been a solution to 
> rape?  Or anything else?

It prevents serial rapists from peddling their trade.

Don't get me wrong, we have far too many in prison for the wrong
things, but there are some crimes for which prison seems to be a 
good idea. Murder for starters. 

As I long ago said and Daran disagreed with, if rape is a serious
crime so are false rape accusations. 

Issues like police and judicial bias, DA's falsifying evidence and
hiding evidence that would exhonerate (or cast doubt on) the accused's
guilt, the planting of evidence, DA's caring more about their conviction
record than that they convict only the guilty and a host of other
issues are, I think, the real problems. Before I'd even finished typing
5 other serious problems occurred to me, but if I'm sure everyone
here can add to the list.

I recall asking but not what you answered.

What would you do about rapists?

What would you do about false rape accusers?

Rich

> > Rich