hershel_layton said:
mornelithe said:
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).
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Sigh
World is full of idiots i suppose. Never thought we'd have so much problems over this.
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Well, in only the smallest and minor defense of the schools (very small, very minor), the Dear Colleague letter's that the Dept. of Education sent out, scared the fuck out of them. They basically told all colleges that all allegations must be prosecuted, by the College, threatening their endowments (billions of dollars in funding), if they don't, and stating that they only needed to find guilt using the 'preponderance of the evidence' level of proof (this basically amounts to we're 50.01% sure, something happened) However, the Dept. of Education got a rude awakening, because it appears they overstepped their authority, and at least one Senator is not too happy about it:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/01/07/u-s-senator-education-department-overstepped-authority-on-sexual-assault-complaints/
