No, but unless you're familiar with the intimate details of the case, the smart (and ethical) thing to do would be to reserve judgment.
No, but unless you're familiar with the intimate details of the case, the smart (and ethical) thing to do would be to reserve judgment.
Those things are relevant in two ways:
David Lisak was "willing" to testify on her behalf for 375 dollars an hour. He makes his living as a paid testimonial expert. You don't know anything about this case, and should take what you hear on jezebel with a grain of salt.
Right, but oral evidence is assessed on it's credibility.
I have family in the area and I followed this trial very closely. There was a twitter feed where members of the press gave a play by play of events unfolding in the courtroom in real time.
Surely, a better and more gender-neutral word exists for the phenomenon that you describe. Hell, I see women doing similar things to men from time to time.
Oh good. God forbid the redundant sexual grievance industry go without it's funding. Domestic Violence is big business, and Momma needs a new pair of shoes.
Yeah, except that's not accurate at all. That's some spun bullshit, if I've ever heard it.
If it's a stranger rape, and the defendant is claiming that you got the wrong guy, then you're right. But if it's an acquaintance-rape with a known suspect who is claiming he had consent, then it gets trickier.
"Presuming innocence on the part of the accused =/= presuming the absence of a crime."
I've found that any attempt to challenge a given feminist orthodoxy is dismissed as "mansplaining."
So that would be... PROVEN false accusations, wouldn't it? Not TOTAL false accusations.
This graph is a complete fiction.
I'm sorry, but I'm a data junkie and this graphic appears to be a completely fabrication.
I don't either.
2-10% according to the study they based those numbers on.
No it's not.
Only about 10% of rape accusations are false. (http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2009/10/how_often_do_women_falsely_cry_rape.html)
He was found innocent at the honor court hearing the school held. As such, continuing to call him a rapist amounts to harassment.
Speaking of Slate, they have a much better and more rigorously researched article on the subject of false rape accusations: