Finally, a chance to reduce false rape claims

zahlman · 2009-11-08T00:41:28+00:00

Increasing the punishment for false accusations isn't the important thing. The important thing is protecting the identity of the accused. We should be doing it for murder cases, too. Really we should be doing it for any crime where there isn't a manhunt for the suspect (i.e. the name had to be released to the public in order to find the suspect).

remboi · 2009-11-08T03:01:10+00:00

Increased sentences won't matter is the DA's wont prosecute in the first place. Let's start by prosecuting false accusers for ANY crime.

boredatheist · 2009-11-07T23:13:34+00:00

This isn't necessarily a good thing.

If women know that they're going to get hit with felony charges as soon as they admit it wasn't rape, they just won't ever admit it, and prosecution of the man will continue. Laws like this might actually INCREASE the number of men who go to jail under false rape convictions.

Title	Finally, a chance to reduce false rape claims
Author	PierceHarlan
Upvotes	15
Comments	11
Date	November 7, 2009 8:55 PM UTC (16 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/a2166/finally_a_chance_to_reduce_false_rape_claims/
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