The Myth of Moral Equivalence Between Jailing Innocent Men for Rapes They Didn't Commit and Allowing Rapists to Go Free

WineWhine · 2011-05-23T15:25:56+00:00

This is an excellent point, and one I think everyone needs to remember:

"By the same token, just as we must insist that they stop talking about rape every time we talk about false rape claims, we must stop changing the subject to false rape claims every time they talk about rape. We must be willing to engage in an honest discussion about rape."

cynwrig · 2011-05-23T18:24:26+00:00

I'll bet an equal number of men who are guilty of rape are walking around, free as the breeze.

Uh, yeah. An innocent man in prison means a guilty man goes free. The only perfect crime is one that everybody thinks is solved.

Basically, saying it's okay to put an innocent man in jail to crack down on rape is the EXACT SAME THING as saying that it's okay to let a guilty man go free to crack down on rape.

AnnArchist · 2011-05-23T17:14:18+00:00

Blackstone ratio. Subscribe to it please.

fondueguy · 2011-05-23T19:35:43+00:00

What the fuck do the two have to do with each other in a moral sense...

You can only throw someone in jail when they have done something wrong. The fact that some guilty people haven't been thrown in jail has nothing to do with an innocent persons right or the need to throw someone in jail only if you can prove they did something.

If you do throw innocent people in jail then you are the monster and deserve...

2011-05-24T05:54:58+00:00

A comparison, posted there, which could use some refinement:

"Comparing rape to false rape accusations, is like comparing faking your own death to actual murder."

They's is two whole different animals - let's not mix them up.

No MRM would be against a forensic method which could [exclusively, for sake of argument] be used to increase the apprehension of rapists - we'd like that. It would help identify the false rape accusations, which are a large concern of ours.

Title	The Myth of Moral Equivalence Between Jailing Innocent Men for Rapes They Didn't Commit and Allowing Rapists to Go Free
Author	CremasterGuy
Upvotes	81
Comments	12
Date	May 23, 2011 1:45 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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