"Countries with high reported rape figures have low conviction rates...So are many of these reports false? Many rape claims fail at the first hurdle, when women withdraw the charge or refuse to give evidence. Others fail when police are unconvinced, more when the CPS looks at a case. It is almost impossible to calculate the number of false claims, but it is far more than the 2 per cent cited in the CPS's Rape Manual. The source for the figure almost certainly comes from a 1970s book by Susan Brownmiller, Against Our Will. The source of the data is untraceable. The real level of false accusations is higher. Nobody knows and views on the subject are irreconcilable."
quoted from this article in the independent.
I know this is 'old' news but I came across this article when searching for something else and it made me 
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It is not just shoddy journalism but downright dangerous. Things like this make me think that maybe free speech isn't such a good thing 
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Why do some people think that it is only in the cases where the man is convicted that the woman is telling the truth?
I've heard that view expressed on here too many times.
And is it just me or has the feminist topic been quiet lately? 