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[hershel_layton]

mornelithe said:

hershel_layton said:

I wish the idiots who blindly support all rape "victim" claims go to a country such as Pakistan. You can easily get killed by a mob for a simple accusation.

 

Also, it's kind of strange. I mean, is it really that hard to say you've been raped? Forget your family, if you tell an authority, that'll benefit you.

Then again, I think some people exaggerate. I've experienced a clash with the IDF(Israeli Defense Force) that almost resulted into me dying. Would I wait years and make it harder for any sort of justice to come out of the crisis? No, I wouldn't. It's common sense. I chose to ignore the situation and move on. Though, it's not like I had much of a choice. I got a pepper spray bomb thrown at me. Nearly passed me out.

From everything I've heard regarding the subject yes, it can be absolutely devastating for someone to admit it.  There are several reasons why (again, this is what I've heard):

1) The 'Rape Kit' is a pretty humiliating procedure

2) Testimony requires you to basically recount the entire experience from start to finish, and if you're actually cross-examined by a defense lawyer, it's that much worse

There are other reasons that I'm probably not aware of, because I've never been a victim of sexual violence/rape, so while it seems incredulous to me to keep it to yourself (if for no other reason than you may be preventing it from happening to someone else), I've never been in that situation so I cannot even fathom the emotions that run through victims heads.

However, that in no way means I agree with suspending due process over rape charges.  You simply cannot convict just because an allegation has been made , AND there are numerous exmaples in the past few years, that lies have been told about being raped (UVA, Duke Lacrosse Team, Emma Sulkowicz), for a variety of reasons, and those are only the ones that gained nation/worldwide attention.  Many colleges are currently facing mass lawsuits over their handling of sexual assault allegations where students are being named/shamed and expelled without anything even remotely resembling due process (Defendants not being allowed representation, not being allowed to submit evidence, not being allowed to question their accuser, to name a few).

Sigh

World is full of idiots i suppose. Never thought we'd have so much problems over this.