Woman accuses boyfriend of rape because she was upset that her boyfriend took her cellphone.

cuteman · 2011-04-10T14:51:17+00:00

Ugh, I dislike this article's attitude towards the guy who was in jail over this lie. Oh its a shame, but the real problem is potentially not believing a real victim in the future???

So we have an honest to god victim here who spent time in jail for this woman's lies, but the real problem is the potential assault victim in the future who doesnt even exist yet??

Again, the mentality is no woman would ever lie about such a thing, then the article goes on to cite a half dozen examples, then they say it is rare and it must be hard to be a woman, fearing no one would believe you.

Shit, how about a falsely accused man? Not only do few authorities believe you, but apparently the only evidence they needed was her word. They seem suprised the woman lied. Yet time time after time the guy is only an auxilary victim. The real victim is someone who might not be believed in the future. What horse shit. How about vigoriously pursuing every false accusation as a way to prevent it from happening?? Actual consequences for a false allegation?? A lot better deterant than hoping and wishing a woman making a complaint isnt lying, because we know women rarely lie.

2011-04-10T19:16:43+00:00

Deanna Taulbee pleased guilty to attempted perjury and served 58 days in jail

Not even close to a long enough sentence

squeedle · 2011-04-10T18:58:55+00:00

As a woman I will never understand why any woman would to this to a guy, ruin his life for something he didn't do? It sets our whole gender back a lot, using the woe is me I am a defenseless girl card.

Sarstan · 2011-04-10T22:00:58+00:00

False rape hurts so many people. First it obviously hurts the one who's accused. His life will never be the same, since friends and family will at the very least have it in the back of their heads that he did do it, not to mention his employment options are severely cut back and anyone who recognizes his name is going to scoff at him.
Second, it hurts real victims of rape. It devalues the damage done from real rape cases and makes the situation look like it happens much more than it actually does.
Third, any family and close friends are deeply affected. I can only imagine how my wife would react if I was falsely accused of raping a woman. Even if I got off with her admitting to have lied, I would have to constantly worry about every person around me wanting to beat the shit out of me or kill me. That may seem unreasonable, but if you see someone you heard is a rapist, you're (under normal situations) not going to treat them nicely. It only takes one person in a grocery store to say "Oh god, there's that rapist and he's out already!?" before you've got a swarm of very angry people that are not going to ask about your details before taking swings.

chonnes · 2011-04-10T20:42:43+00:00

This question is somewhat "tongue-in-cheek" but if a man were to somehow record (audio, video or both) every sexual encounter in order to prevent a false rape accusation against him, is he better protected OR is he now at risk for other (possibly worse) charges? It seems that stories like the OP almost set a precedent for a man to "document" the "sexual contract".

2011-04-10T22:14:33+00:00

How this cycle perpetuates:

"Women who claim rape are often not believed, because of the women who make false accusations"
"To make sure rape victims are willing to come forward, trust by default women making rape accusations"
"To trust by default, reverse innocent-until-proven-guilty and presume the accused is guilty"
"To make sure victims are comfortable making accusations, make little penalty for false accusations"
"It appears women are increasingly making false rape accusations, as though it is now easier for them to"
"Real rape victims feel they are often not believed. Proceed to step 1"

shady8x · 2011-04-11T00:06:38+00:00

Long-time reader, but I registered to ask if there was a collection of all these kinds of articles? "Boyfriend goes to jail over rape lie based on trivial argument."

I remember reading a lot of them but I keep getting the "it doesn't happen all that often" vibe from this type of story.

YourUsernameSucks · 2011-04-11T05:08:43+00:00

I'm seriously considering unsubscribing to this sub. Stories like these just ruin my entire day. Fuck everything about false rape accusations, they are one of the most scummiest court cases to exist. At least the woman was human enough to feel bad about the sentencing...

2011-04-11T09:18:12+00:00

"You can't just say you were raped and expect all your problems to go away Kelly. You can't keep doing that, not again." - Michael Scott, The Office

ElDiablo666 · 2011-04-10T19:01:48+00:00

I'd like to know what percentage of false rape recantations are actual rape cases that the victim decides against following through with.

Fatalistic · 2011-04-10T15:41:30+00:00

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CokeHeadRob · 2011-04-10T19:31:22+00:00

Fitting thumbnail.

Title	Woman accuses boyfriend of rape because she was upset that her boyfriend took her cellphone.
Author	banz23
Upvotes	184
Comments	55
Date	April 10, 2011 1:46 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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