Re: Strong evidence of the rarity of false rape accusations

P Diddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wed, 3 Dec 2003 02:24:12 -0800:

> "Alan Mackenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Quite simply, there have been very few victims of such accusations
>> posting here on t.r.

>> In fact, I cannot recall a single one in nearly five years of posting
>> here.  Not even in the crossposted threads from soc.men, where one
>> would expect such to appear.

>> The nearest to it was an account from Misty, one of whose
>> acquaintances was such a victim.  But he wasn't convicted, not even
>> charged - the police investigated the allegations against him
>> conscientiously and found them groundless (so much for always
>> believing the rape "victim") and dropped the case.  His losses were
>> financial only (though apparently quite considerable).

> You say that like it's not a big deal. You must really be wealthy and
> can afford to take financial losses.

Sorry, I didn't mean to and it clearly was a big deal.  But less of
a deal than if he'd been charged and MUCH less of a deal than if he'd
been wrongly convicted.  The loss he suffered has more to do with the
corruption of the legal system in general than FRAs specifically.

No I'm not wealthy and couldn't afford such a loss.  But in the one case
which has come to the attention of this group through personal contact
(rather than news headlines or URLs of pressure groups) the police in
essence did their job properly, even if they were a bit rough about it in
detail.

>> So, where are all these victims of FRAs?  Why are they not posting here?
>> I mean, we've even had a rapist (a credible one, that is, not a crude
>> troll) posting here.  Have any FRA victims been posting on soc.men?

Victims of rape, both male and female, post here.  Perpetrators of rape
occasionally post here.  Victims of false accusations don't.  Why?

>> This all suggests to me that FRAs are rare indeed, much rarer than
>> rapes.

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