Re: Bad idea: Punishing false rape accusers

"Rauni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 07:36:10 GMT, "MMET572" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
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> >"Rauni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 05:16:39 GMT, "MMET572" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> wrote:
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> >> >"Magic Nose Goblin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> >> Let's not forget that over 50% of domestic abuse is committed by
women.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >Do tell. And are the 50% of these "abuse victims" who happen to be
male
> >> >hospitalized or embalmed in the same proportions as the 50% who happen
to
> >be
> >> >women?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Typical soc.men twisting of the facts, data collected from the
> >> National Crime Victimization Survey (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
> >> consistently find that no matter what the rate of violence or who
> >> initiates the violence, women are 7 to 10 times more likely to be
> >> injured in acts of intimate violence than are men.
> >>
> >
> >BINGO!
> >
> >One of the things discovered in Ontario in recent years: Abuse stats have
> >been skewed by a common practice among wife beaters. When caught
assaulting
> >their wives/partners these guys would attempt to gain leverage by
accusing
> >the victims. The cops would then arrest BOTH parties.
> >
> >DFooK
> >
> In the same vein I have a girlfriend who just has *no* sense when it
> comes to picking men. She has gone from one abusive relationship to
> another. The last fellow nearly killed her. He slashed her with a
> knife and she came very close to bleeding to death. The cop arrested
> him for attempted murder. I'm not sure what the result of the trial
> was but after he served his time she went to back to living with him
> (I know boggles the mind). Well, one night they were having a fight he
> was hitting her but he lost his balance and fell. Injuring himself (he
> is rarely sober). Well he took off from the house called the cops and
> accused her of abuse. She is now in jail awaiting trial. Makes you
> wonder where the cop's brains are. This is the guy who almost killed
> her.

All too common.

DFooK