Re: Strong evidence of the rarity of false rape accusations

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:03:53 +0000 Alan Mackenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...

> Not really.  Maybe t.r. would not naturally attract lots of FRA victims.

It would attract some, surely.

> But surely soc.men would, if there were some.  The only substantial
> evidence of FRAs is that posted by Waldo every now and then, which he
> presumably finds by googling the world's press on the net every few days
> (or something like that).  It seems reasonable to conclude that FRAs,
> though they undoubtedly happen, don't happen that often.

I agree that it is an indicator of scarcity (and one which I have pointed
out before).  I don't see how we can evaluate it's 'strength'.  Bear in mind
that few credible rapists have posted here (by 'credible' I mean, not
obvious trolls).  There has only been one prison rape victim to my
recollection.  (Steven Donaldson posted here, but he predates me.)

-- 
Daran

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