Does anyone else here believe that people accused of rape should be named?

PowerWisdomCourage · 2013-03-14T17:41:03+00:00

Nope. 100% against it until they are found guilty. There are simply too many negatives that are too far reaching.

jolly_mcfats · 2013-03-14T17:51:57+00:00

As far as I understand it, the argument FOR it is that it encourages other rape victims to come forth and issue accusations as well.

The argument against it is that an accusation is effectively a conviction, and that the accused is subjected to ostracism, denigration, difficulties with work, and sometimes physical violence. Additionally, when an alleged rapist is found not guilty, this collateral damage to their life remains.

I think the arguments against it are more compelling than the arguments for it. I could easily see an argument for former accusations being pertinent to new accusations, but that's about it. We protect the plaintiffs in rape cases because of the unique consequences of publicity in the case or rape, and I think we should extend the same consideration to the defendant.

2013-03-14T18:41:09+00:00

Appropriate username.

docsquidly · 2013-03-14T18:41:20+00:00

I think that the identities of the the accusers and the accused in all criminal cases should not be made public until after the verdict or at least until an actual trial begins.

I believe this would protect those who are the victims of any crime as well as deter people from using the criminal courts as a weapon.

The fact of the matter is that any person can be accused of a crime, but that alone should not mean that that should have their name dragged through the mud by the court of public opinion.

WeAreLegion1863 · 2013-03-14T18:43:51+00:00

Imagine if you were falsely accused of rape, and the newspapers print your face and name.

Even if you're innocent, you'll get fucked.

Super_delicious · 2013-03-14T18:05:04+00:00

I don't think they should because it encourages false rape accusations. You don't need a conviction when you can post his name everywhere and get him treated like a rapist.

rightsbot · 2013-03-14T17:40:17+00:00

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Pecanpig · 2013-03-14T18:12:36+00:00

Nope.

2013-03-14T18:33:06+00:00

Seems to come down which one is more harmful to the majority: anonymity or no anonymity for the accused.

The arguments against it use the case of John Worboys (although would had been found guilty anyways) cited along with the attrition rate in the UK (deceptively reworded into the conviction rate by feminists) and the infamous 2% of rape accusations are false stat.

In our gynocentric "put the female first" culture, it seems moral to sacrifice men for the betterment of women. Yet I don't think the solution is to potentially sacrifice an innocent man to help more victims (who were victimized by the rapist) to come forward. The issue of helping victims come forward should be addressed through other means, and the victim should take some responsibility in coming forward instead of supporting the sacrifice of innocent men for their foibles.

OuiCrudites · 2013-03-14T21:05:47+00:00

Either/or.

Either we name the accused and the victim, or we don't name the accused and the victim.

Victims of other crimes are often named, so it's not as if we never, ever name victims as a precedence.

smalrebelion · 2013-03-14T23:54:10+00:00

Redskull673 · 2013-03-15T00:14:31+00:00

Question is, do we really know Accused Rapist raped Victim? What if the victim just wants to get revenge and ruin accused rapist's life. Also what if there's some vigilantes around the corner of the court house that A.R. is walking out of. Also if A.R. is lucky he won't be vilified by the community and harassed.

Tldr: accused rapist should not be named

Collective82 · 2013-03-15T02:08:25+00:00

I'm against names being use till convicted.

boradin · 2013-03-15T17:17:11+00:00

In the US, everyone is assumed innocent until proven guilty (in theory)

YouDislikeMyOpinion · 2013-03-14T17:38:53+00:00

Yes I do understand that there are many cons to publicizing the names of people accused of rape.

But I'd still rather have things in the public domain than hidden from the public domain.

Title	Does anyone else here believe that people accused of rape should be named?
Author	YouDislikeMyOpinion
Upvotes	3
Comments	25
Date	March 14, 2013 5:38 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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