| monocle_layton said: Rape is disgusting, but the way it’s handled in the US is absolutely horrendous. seeing how it’s handled made me think some changes should be placed.
1. Full anonymity unless it is a widely known figure or person with an extensive criminal history. The person creating the accusation should choose whether they be named or not, but I think the accused should be given the right of privacy unless they fall in the two groups of people I named. If someone accused me of rape, would I want everyone on the news calling me a rapist? Not really. Why do you get anonymity and not celebs? What happens if a celeb is found innocent. Their name was still drug through the mud and many people will still believe them to be guilty. Look at like Michael Jackson or Kobe Bryant. There are plenty of people who think both are guilty of what they were found to be innocent of. 2. Harsh sentences for blatantly false accusations. Someone falls into a gray boundary? The charges should simply be cleared. A person deliberately lies? They should be given a fine and jail time that would have been placed on the accused. In a perfect world that would be great. But talk about salt on the wound if a person is raped, comes forward and then found to be "lying" according to judge/jurers. So not only was someone raped, they were then thrown in jail. Good luck finding people willing to come forward then. 3. Block information from reaching media until case is cleared. Honestly, I hate the damn media, but the toxic nature of quick assumptions would be stopped be releasing the info and transcript of the court case when it finishes. This is mixed. While I am a fan of this in regards to my first point. A celebrities reputation can be ruined on a false accusation. Yet at the same time some ones name being in the news can inspire others to come forward about that same person. what do you guys think of these proposals? |
What I'm mot pissed about is all of these celebrities right now that are getting in trouble and ADMITTING it, so they are guilty. Yet what is their punishments for sexual assault and rape? They voluntarily submit themselves to rebah. They will go and fix themselves, as they say.
If they were normal people, they would be in jail or prison already. But no, some rich Weinstein gets to just go to rehab.
