COTWA was right . . .

signals101 · 2014-05-29T13:45:56+00:00

We urge the men's rights community to respect the important balance we always speak about. It is not enough to insist on respect for the rights of the accused.

Great work Pierce and thanks for making the statement that I quoted above. The rhetoric is often heated and unconsciously people end up picking sides.

It important to remind ourselves that the only side that we should be on is the side of justice for all.

Accusers should be taken seriously and their claims fully examined.

Victims should be taken care of and not be further victimized by the process.

Accused should be given their full due process and treated as innocent until proven guilty.

Guilty should be justly punished for their crimes and given the opportunity to rehabilitate, give restitution and eventually reintegrate (if appropriate) into society.

thatnewballsmell · 2014-05-29T13:43:31+00:00

This blog is read by many in the men's rights community who are largely sympathetic to its message since the victims of wrongful accusations are overwhelmingly (but not entirely) male.

I've never heard of a case going the distance where a female was accused of rape who was found not guilty, and then proven to have been the victim of a false accusation. I know that false accusations of child abuse are made, which can include sexual abuse, but I've never heard a case where an adult male falsely accused a woman of rape. Are these lesbian couples? In fact, I've said for many years that false accusations of rape are a uniquely male problem bar none.

Anyone have a link to such a case?

Nomenimion · 2014-05-29T15:19:01+00:00

COTWA is wrong about a lot of things, but our overriding message -- about the need for vigilance to protect the rights of the accused and the need to appreciate that critical balance we always speak about -- has been proven right.

This is a strange way of persuading people! Maybe you should change this to, 'COTWA may not be right 100% of the time, but...'

Title	COTWA was right . . .
Author	PierceHarlan
Upvotes	27
Comments	8
Date	May 29, 2014 12:37 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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