False Rape Conviction: Man spends 17 years in jail. He receives no compensation or apology.

One of the very most basic concepts in the western legal system is that it is better for 1000 guilty men to go free than to imprison a single innocent man.

Lol.

Drop that first statement and I'll stop laughing at you. The rest I agree with.

That rape has taken on a sort of super crime status and the rapid style approach to it. Is rape any worse than murder or kidnapping? Amongst the worst crimes is rape any worse than the others?

About a year ago I wrote this.

Excerpt:

Observation in western society: 

The outrage over the rape of a female child is greater than the outrage of the murder of a female child.

The outrage over the murder of a female child is greater than the outrage over the murder of an adult female.

The outrage over the murder of an adult female is either in line with, or slightly less than the rape of an adult female.

The outrage over either rape or murder of an adult female is greater than the outrage over the murder of a male child.

The outrage over the murder of a male child is a little greater than the outrage over the rape of a male child.

The rape of a male child is greater, far greater than the outrage over the murder of an adult male.

The outrage over the murder of an adult male is greater than the outrage over the rape of an adult male.

The rape of adult males are often treated as jokes or even justifiable ancillary punishment to being incarcerated.

I agree with you that rape has taken on some perverse "super tragedy" status. I believe this is in part because of its lascivious nature, its perceived primal origins, its perceived parallel with torture, its psychological scarring, and the concept that the scars have taken on a "societal value" of worse than death. Death is seen as less of a burden by our current society than rape. These are just my observations, not necessarily my personal opinion on the matter.

The rabid approach to it. The point of the justice system is to remove vengeance from the hands of victims. The other is to provide rehabilitation to criminals not retribution.

Also over a year ago I wrote this on the subject of prison rape 0 Excerpt:

I am all for justice but I have long felt the culture of "allowed" prison rape to be a contributing factor to the failings of our punishment and rehabilitation system. I fight with which side of the issue of capitol punishment I am on from day to day, but that I fight, and most fight and debate gives me hope that our justice system is working. We don't presume one thing or another.

A culture of presumption that flourishes concerns the "additional" punishment of getting raped in prison. Despite what some vigilantes feel, it is NOT justice. If they feel that a prisoner deserves rape if they themselves raped (child molesters included), then they should elect officials that will institute a system of "regulated" rape that is sanctioned and sentenced by a jury of the offender's peers. That is justice, no matter how visceral the victims feel at the time. Anything outside of this scope is cruel and unusual punishment.

I agree with you on all (but your first) points. Men have it bad in the justice system coming from two main vectors, both the cause of feminism.

The first is that they are of no value. Girl atheist gets bullied by fundi-christians for not wanting prayer in class, Reddit erupts and starts a scholorship for her, defends her through thousands, tens of thousands of texts, etc. etc. Guy has 17 years stolen from him an the random word of a stranger, has no avenues or directions, it probably won't even escape this subreddit. Men are worth NOTHING relative to Women in society, less than nothing, we barely warrant a glance and a shrug. When you see a man lauded it is not because he is a man, but because he is an individual, in-spite of being a man.

Second angle is the now tidle wave of "all men are presumptive rapists". "No one said that" -don't have to anymore, the message has long gone critical to the point where men aren't allowed to sit next to unaccompanied children on airlines, can't be in public parks alone OR with their own children without being questioned. Can't help anyone under the age of 18 in public without getting presumptively arrested. It is getting to the point that fathers who change the diapers of their daughters will need to be supervised by a licensed feminist (forget sons, sons are only important when the perpetrator is the church or another man, women are exempt).

The whole thing is disgusting and rage inducing, but I am just another raving misogynist... right?