Rape Convictions.

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

That's true, but isn't a plea bargain where the criminal pleads 
guilty to a *lesser* charge? What are you suggesting those men *are* 
guilty of?

While I'm not sure where the 86% figure comes from, the BJS reports 
that in 1992, about 8 in 10 men convicted of rape pled guilty. This is 
strong evidence that the vast majority of those being convicted of rape 
are not innocent men victimised by malevolent women. (It's quite right 
to point out that it's an absolute disaster for any individual who *is* 
wrongly convicted - but let's keep the problem in proportion.)

The BJS paper is available here:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/soo.htm

Yours,
- Kate Orman