Another false rape claim is not charged

woofoo · 2012-04-02T18:43:03+00:00

charging Cassandra Kennedy might discourage girls from reporting sexual assaults.

How can anyone believe this bullshit? "Penalizing someone for lying might stop people from telling the truth".. How does that make any sense?

Also.. She false accused HER FATHER. Not some boyfriend or stranger but her FATHER. How fucked up is that? 9 years in prison because the piece of shit you raised lied to the courts.

No doubt the mother has had a role in this. This is so disgusting.

From the comments section: Looks like the prosecutor was involved in another similar case She needs to be disbarred.

Ma99ie · 2012-04-02T23:55:23+00:00

Can you imagine spending nine years in prison as a convicted child rapist?

2012-04-02T19:06:01+00:00

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masuabie · 2012-04-02T22:30:44+00:00

I'd hate to say it, but why didn't they run a DNA test? At least some evidence besides a little girls word.

otter111a · 2012-04-02T19:27:33+00:00

This accounting gives a more complete picture of what happened:

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Rape-lie-recanted-WA-father-freed-after-9-years-3452768.php

So basically she's going through rehab and decides to come clean. Good for her for finally doing the right thing. She claims she did this to get revenge on her father for having to spend 1 weekend a month at his apartment. She says she got the idea from another young friend of hers. I can't help but wonder if that is really the case.

selmer · 2012-04-03T02:02:26+00:00

What the FUCK. I can't even imagine what this dude's last nine years were like. FUCK!!! I'm going to go bang my head against a wall for a couple hours. Excuse me.

bobandgeorge · 2012-04-02T20:33:03+00:00

Now 23 years old, Kennedy says guilt prompted her to tell police in January that she lied as an 11-year-old in 2001 in Kalama.

So the facts are:

She was 11
She lied
She was upset about her parents divorce

Is there an evil mother around? Sounds like it.

Someone does need to pay but I'm not sure that the 11 year old girl should have been the person. 11 year old girls can be made pretty cruel by their mothers.

Perhaps a jury needs to decide how long it would have taken her to be free of the mental clutches of whatever evil mother she may have had and punish her from that time to the present.

It's obvious she felt guilty. So, as far as I'm concerned, justice would be served if:

The woman was prosecuted for the time she mentally became an adult till now and repressed this information
The woman's mother might have had a hand to play in it and so she may need to be looked at
The state should be sued and the salaries of the prosecutors and policemen involved should be nicked to pay for the lawsuit.

No prosecution? No justice.

pcarvious · 2012-04-02T18:35:38+00:00

And Washington State does not have any laws to reimburse the falsely accused and incarcerated. Also, there's a possibility he'll be paying child support arrears.

Unenjoyed · 2012-04-02T22:59:51+00:00

Prosecutor Sue Baur is clearly not smart enough to succeed in her current role. Perhaps her performance should be reviewed by the state bar association.

Ma99ie · 2012-04-03T00:00:12+00:00

My question is, what evidence besides her lie did they use to convict him? Was there any physical evidence?

GetAtMeWolf · 2012-04-02T20:32:52+00:00

Although I do agree that someone who makes a false rape accusation should be charged...this case is different. On one hand, I do not believe that she should be accountable for something that she did as an 11 year old girl. At that age she was not developed enough to know the ramifications of what she was doing. On the other hand, there comes a point where she should be deemed mature enough to know what she did was a crime.

Finding this point would be very controversial.

2012-04-03T05:20:50+00:00

Pic of the shit prosecutor, other details:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124170/Cassandra-Kennedy-Father-freed-decade-jail-daughter-admits-lied-raping-11.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

http://tdn.com/news/local/local-girl-lied-about-rape-father-set-free/article_bf9cac36-7c7a-11e1-a9e4-001a4bcf887a.html

callumgg · 2012-04-03T00:45:49+00:00

Someone should start a petition, this is absolutely ridiculous.

FreddyDeus · 2012-04-03T01:31:42+00:00

How can anyone believe this bullshit? "Penalizing someone for lying might stop people from telling the truth".. How does that make any sense?

Because she was 11 years old when she told the lie.

Maybe she was an evil 11 year old, or maybe she didn't understand the gravity of what she did. Having been a kid, and having known lots of other kids, I'd put my money on the second option.

The fault here is the culture we've developed in the West over the last several decades. Feminists have indoctrinated society with the myth that women don't lie.

But let's not forget that we've also been indoctrinated with the myth that children don't lie.

The failure here isn't the lie of a naive child, but that of a society, police force and justice system that has lost sight of common sense. A man was convicted on the word of a child, which was taken at face value.

She shouldn't go to prison for a lie she told when she was 11. And to send her to prison would certainly prevent others from coming forward to rectify similar injustices. Bear in mind that her father has gained his freedom not from evidence uncovered by the authorities, but by her admission of guilt. Sending her down would send a clear message to others to keep their mouths shut.

Had she been an adult when she made this accusation, she should be subject to the full weight of the law. But she was 11.

allforone_ · 2012-04-03T02:25:56+00:00

Different story posted on /r/wtf - http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/rpq3j/daughter_of_the_year/

good to see that the average redditor sees how wrong this is.

SpanishGuy · 2012-04-03T14:33:45+00:00

Prosecutor Sue Baur (pictured) said she feared charging Cassandra might discourage other girls from reporting sexual assaults.

And... what kind of logic is that?. I mean, a real victim is a victim, and a liar is a liar. Completely different situations, one thing has nothing to do with the other. By the same "logic", if she's not charged false accusations might be encouraged.

11 years old is too young, I agree, but she kept lying at 18, 19, 20... until 23. And she should not be charged? What.the.fuck?

Of the false conviction, prosecutor Sue Baur said: 'This is the kind of thing that shouldn't happen.'

What a hypocrite. It will happen again and again, until Sue Baur and people like her (including the judge, of course) go to JAIL for corruption.

10yearmistake · 2012-04-12T00:55:30+00:00

Apparently I was just banned from /r/shitredditsays even though i've never even posted there.

UnoriginalMike · 2012-04-02T21:56:32+00:00

Wow, this is really awful. I am without words.

HollowNinja · 2012-04-03T02:05:50+00:00

I'll tell you why this happened:

The Cowlitz County prosecutor... Sue Baur

The prosecutor is a woman. Just another example of how feminism harms women just as much as men.

Akarei · 2012-04-03T03:36:38+00:00

While I find this to be a horrible circumstance can one really be charged if they commited a crime when they were 11 years old(at least most but violent crimes)? Not to mention that she did come clean about it in the end. Who knows why she kept it quiet so long but she was probably scared to be punished either by the law or one of her parents. People can mature over time.

thisismyivorytower · 2012-04-02T22:02:23+00:00

I understand why women should not be penalized by falsely reporting rape, in the case that molesters could use this against their victims to keep them quiet.However,t I believe there should be much more inquiry on part of the police, and should at least do a thorough investigation as to whether the 11 year old was in fact penetrated and keep this news away from media until a decision is made because often times the media are quick to judge and relentless at imprisoning the defendants at a mere accusation.

NiceGuysSTFU · 2012-04-02T19:04:39+00:00

Let's see, we've got PierceHarlan, Archivist, ThePuddler (?), ruffian45, and now 10yearmistake. That's 4 sock puppets for those who are counting.

Title	Another false rape claim is not charged
Author	10yearmistake
Upvotes	253
Comments	119
Date	April 2, 2012 5:28 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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