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Re: Rape Convictions.



"Yin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Many people here worry that many rape convictions are false.  But
> criminology tells a different story.  Given that in US sex crimes
> carry mandatory life sentence on Megan's list and/or probation plus
> long time in prison, very few men would falsely confess to a sex
> crime.  Thus almost all of the 86% of sex criminals convicted by
> guilty plea are guilty.  As for the 14% convicted by trials -- I guess
> no more then 20% of them are innocent.  Thus NO MORE THEN 3% OF
> CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS ARE INNOCENT.  That is not a big price to pay
> given our epidemic of sex crimes after the "sexual revolution".

Yeah it's not...unless of course you're part of that 3%...then it's a BIG
problem...wouldn't you agree?





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