Crying rape

[Lace Neil Singer]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...sing-rape.html

While it's true that rape is a horrifying crime, what of women who cry rape, telling lies about exes or men who rejected them? Since the accused is always named, that leaves a stigma that is hard to shake off; why should an innocent man have to deal with that? Should both be anonymous til after the court case?

[BroomJockey]

Should both be anonymous til after the court case?

I think they've tried to maintain anonymity for people on trial before, and it pretty much never works. Someone somewhere talks to a blogger, or a news reporter from another city/province/country spills the beans in their venue, etc etc etc.

[kibbles]

I think either both (accused and accusor) should be named or names withheld. Personally, I think both names should be withheld (especially considering cases of false accusations).

[Boozy]

It's an interesting question, and I've never been able to make my mind up either way.

I understand both sides. On one hand, freedom of the press and the public's right to know. On the other, serious privacy concerns of potentially innocent victims (both the accused and the accuser). Constitutionally, freedom of information comes before right to privacy. But I don't know if I necessarily agree with that.

[DesignFox]

This harpy deserves more jail time than she's receiving. In fact, I think she should serve the same sentence this innocent man would have faced had he been found guilty.

Thankfully, the courts did their job and this poor guy will have his record cleaned.

What burns me up is that the damage is done, anyway. This poor guy will never have a "normal" life thanks to that wench. Not to mention all the time and resources she wasted and potential attention she stole from ACTUAL victims of rape.

Because of all of this, she should receive mandatory mental health evaluations and counseling.

If I didn't think a group of people might lynch her, I'd say her name and photo should be plastered all over the paper just like the poor innocent man whose life she nearly ruined. Then again, what kind of hell did this poor guy go through before it was proven that he was innocent? Maybe she deserves some of public ridicule that would come from having her photo plastered on the front page.

[daleduke17]

If I didn't think a group of people might lynch her, I'd say her name and photo should be plastered all over the paper just like the poor innocent man whose life she nearly ruined. Then again, what kind of hell did this poor guy go through before it was proven that he was innocent? Maybe she deserves some of public ridicule that would come from having her photo plastered on the front page.

Well, she's not a victim anymore, she's a criminal. Name her, show her picture and that be her punishment.

[powerboy]

What burns me up is that the damage is done, anyway. This poor guy will never have a "normal" life thanks to that wench.

Exactly. All because she was pissed that she got dumped. His life will never be normal. His slate is clean. But then again, because he got accused of it. People will question it. I am curious as if he gets his job back

[tabbyblack13]

This story is why some people don't believe in rape. I highly doubt that this is the first time any woman has ever done this. If you are angry that your boyfriend splits with you then bad talk him.

She should repay the taxpayers every cent that she wasted. I'm also thinking that she should have to pay something to the poor guy she accused.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I think they've tried to maintain anonymity for people on trial before, and it pretty much never works. Someone somewhere talks to a blogger, or a news reporter from another city/province/country spills the beans in their venue, etc etc etc.

People don't do that with the victim, that's why it should be equal for both. If a paper prints a picture of a rape victim, then they will get the book thrown at them.

[anriana]

"He has since been reinstated to his job"



And am I reading it incorrectly, or is that headline not written properly? Shouldn't it be "Woman who told 'vile lies?' " The way it's written now "'Vile lies'" is the subject that was jailed.

[DesignFox]

The reason they generally don't show photos of a rape victim are related to the stigmas attached to having been raped.

Just read that thread about that poor 8 year old and that says it all.

It isn't right by any means, but that's the way it is. I could also understand some genuine victims not wanting their face posted around, and I could think of multiple reasons for that.

In this case, this woman is the criminal. So, I think perhaps her face should be shown.

[Greenday]

I don't get it. Everyone talks about those stigmas attached to women who are raped. What is this supposed stigma? I've never actually known any women who were raped that received such a stigma.

[DesignFox]

I can't say for sure, because no one I know has come out and told me that they've been a victim.

I just know what happened to that 8 year old, what currently happens to women in..shall we say, less developed, parts of the world, and what has happened to women in the past.

I have also known at least one guy who said he would not want to deal with a woman who was carrying that kind of "emotional baggage."

I dunno. Maybe some people would feel embarrassed by it- not so much because they are a victim, but maybe they don't want people reminding them of it all the time. Sympathetic looks, words...etc. Could get tiring if random people were giving you that kind of "pity" look.

Right, wrong or indifferent- these are some of the reasons I can see for a victim not to want their identity revealed to the public.

[Peppergirl]

This bitch oughta have the book thrown at her.


That is all.

[BroomJockey]

is that headline not written properly?

They rarely are.