Re: Rape Convictions.

Yin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message: 
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:

> 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.

Unless their 'confession' were forced.

> Thus almost all of the 86% of sex criminals convicted by
> guilty plea are guilty.

Nonsense.  Many, if not most, guilty pleas will be part of a plea 
bargain.

> As for the 14% convicted by trials -- I guess
> no more then 20% of them are innocent.

You *guess*?  Why not do some research?

> 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".

According to figures in your other post, that makes potentially over 1000 
innocent men being convicted every year.  You don't think that a "big 
price"?

-- 
Neil