Why are rape "victims" allowed to remain anonymous?

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amdhunter

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Inspired by this pic.


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We see it all the time. Some woman goes out, parties her brains out, picks up a guy, sleeps with him and regrets it in the morning. Upset at her decision she decides to call 911 and gives them a sob story about being raped.

You know what comes next. The guy is arrested, his name planted across TV networks, posted all over the Internet and he is treated like he's a serial killer.

All the time, the accuser is allowed to go home, and play the "victim." What makes it worse is once the rape cry is done, they know they have to keep up the act because if they tell the truth, they might face (what very little) consequence there may be.

All the time, no one is allowed to look into the accuser's past. You can't see if she's done this before, or allowed to do check her past experiences. She is effectively immune to scrutiny. The man she has accused has no chance of redemption.

Now, I am not saying every instance of rape is faked, but I'd bet the vast majority of cases, the women are just feeling regret because they couldn't handle their emotions at the time.

It's bullshit. At the very least, men should be allowed the same anonymity until he is actually proven guilty. Without anonymity himself, even if he was found innocent, the damage is done. He will be labelled a rapist for life.

What does ATOT think? Should women not be anonymous, or should men be allowed to remain anonymous until proven guilty?

Touchy, sensitive subject, trolled by a troll. Nothing good can follow from this OP. I'm going to spray this immediate area with troll be gone.

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Train

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I know the logic is so that women aren't "afraid to come forward" or whatever.

But in the end it fails because it puts the rights of the accuser over the rights of the accused, turning our legal system upside down.

This is why you should never let emotions drive legislation. You end up with shity laws like this.
 

Gooberlx2

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Now, I am not saying every instance of rape is faked, but I'd bet the vast majority of cases, the women are just feeling regret because they couldn't handle their emotions at the time.

Helluva statement to make on a "bet".

Nonetheless, there are valid points to the "anonymous until proven guilty" argument. The concept certainly applies to more than just rape.
 
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amdhunter

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Ugh.

So much to say...

but not thinking it would even phase the op.

All I am saying is men should have similar rights as women. The system as is right now, is meant to make men out to be evil sociopaths, unless proven otherwise.

Anytime a man speaks out for men's rights, he is automatically ridiculed or seen as a misogynist.
 

highland145

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All I am saying is men should have similar rights as women. The system as is right now, is meant to make men out to be evil sociopaths, unless proven otherwise.

Anytime a man speaks out for men's rights, he is automatically ridiculed or seen as a misogynist.
You have the right to be raped just like anyone else.

You should demand it.
 

Lonyo

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Ugh.

So much to say...

but not thinking it would even phase the op.

He has a valid point (which has actually been brought up "properly", aka with respect to actual people who have suffered when they have been proven to have been falsely accused).
His way of expressing it may be somewhat misguided and overgeneralised, but it IS an issue in terms of the supposed rapist being named while the victim remains unnamed, and the 'rapist' (in quites because it pertains to those falsely accused, rather than actual rapists) suffers unjustly.

Because I know you like it so much, here's a Daily Mail article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-father-jailed-18-months.html#ixzz0d1NIXj6C
Mr Cummings said he still had trouble from people around his home in Fawley, Hampshire, who wrongly believe 'there is no smoke without fire'. He said he could not go into certain pubs.
 
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