I've never seen a false rape claim charged as a felony.

hopeless_case · 2010-03-09T02:50:41+00:00

well done.

Kuonji · 2010-03-09T07:14:00+00:00

I quite often see 'filing a false police report' as the crime that women are charged with when they make false rape claims. However, I have never seen it described as a felony.

exlex · 2010-03-09T19:03:18+00:00

Women are not responsible for their actions and are more like children in that regard. That's not my opinion (I believe quite the opposite): it is the opinion of thousands of judges, both men and women, at all levels of the civil and criminal courts in the United States.

kloo2yoo · 2010-03-09T00:21:17+00:00

but you did see the charges after the balloon boy hoax.

PierceHarlan · 2010-03-09T13:33:13+00:00

Yes, some are felonies, depending on the state (and if the false accuser testifies at trial and commits perjury, that is typically a felony). But keep in mind the classification as a felony doesn't mean much. Often it just means that the accused can go to state prison because the sentence is in excess of one year.

The real problem is, regardless of how it classified, the maximum sentences for false reporting of rape are often the same as those for false reporting that someone stole a pack of gum from you. The range of maximum sentences is generally six months to two years. Most false rape accusers are not even charged, much less tried, convicted and sentenced.

For every other serious crime, everyone agrees deterrence is important. For this one, deterrence is too politically incorrect because it will somehow hurt the "more important" war on rape. Get it? Neither do it. The bottom line: society has decided that the victimization of our daughters is more worthy of our attention than the victimization of our sons.

Title	I've never seen a false rape claim charged as a felony.
Author	AnnArchist
Upvotes	45
Comments	5
Date	March 8, 2010 3:47 PM UTC (16 years ago)
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