It seems just about everyone I talk to about this "knows" someone who was definitely falsely accused whilst their accuser apparently got away scott free.
But how do we determine whether an accusation is false?
A claim being withdrawn or charges being dropped or a not guilty verdict being reached does not mean the accusation were false, surely? But those are always the responses I get when I ask how they know the accusations were false. Occasionally the accuser apparently admitted they made it up but then when you probe further it becomes apparent that there is no evidence such a confession took place; it is just what people perceived to have happened and is now being repeated as fact.
I can't say I blame women in being reluctant to report rape
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To wonder how we determine if a rape accusation is false?
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FlinchGirl · 24/03/2017 13:34
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