Naomi Wolf: Scrap anonymity for rape accusers because it treats them like children

Dhoc · 2010-12-31T20:54:06+00:00

No no no no no.

Protect the identities of all involved until someone is found guilty of rape. If they're guilty, name and shame. If the accuser lied, name and shame.

PierceHarlan · 2010-12-31T17:29:58+00:00

Harvard criminal law professor Alan Dershowitz said this:

"People who have gone to the police and publicly invoked the criminal process and accused somebody of a serious crime such as rape must be identified. In this country there is no such thing and should not be such a thing as anonymous accusation. If your name is in court it is a logical extension that it should be printed in the media. How can you publish the name of the presumptively innocent accused but not the name of the accuser?"

Fatalistic · 2010-12-31T17:08:43+00:00

idk what to make of this woman. normally he she says all sorts of stuff we disagree with (and i have seen way to many feminists in favor of anonymity) but first the assange accusation, and then this....wow

Alaric2000 · 2010-12-31T17:11:34+00:00

Her idea has merit. Some people say that the accuser might be attacked or thought less of if a popular/important person is accused, so her/his identity is hidden. However, if some popular person is accused of battery, the accuser's identity isn't hidden, and I can see parrallels.

WurzelGummidge · 2011-01-01T00:43:14+00:00

But the laws are useful to governments as they stand. If they were fair and equal they wouldn't be able to do what they are doing to Assange.

Quazz · 2011-01-01T14:24:58+00:00

Hmmm, while this would decrease false rape accusations... It will not remove it. On the other hand, the real crimes will get reported less out of fear that, if they don't win the case (for example: lack of evidence) then they'll get shamed for being a false rape accuser...

Not showing both names would then again ALSO diminish false rape accusations (since the male name won't be published until the case is over AND he lost the case). It's usually the intention of a false accusator to simply destroy the other person, the fastest way is some sort of false rape or pedo claim... Their name gets in the paper, people spread it around, their family reads the paper, their company reads the paper, their friends and neighbours read the paper... Sad thing is all of these people are going to believe the paper over the accused...Not ALWAYS without good reason; though one must be aware of the media and its ways to display certain things... It's not always what they make it out to be.

theozoph · 2010-12-31T17:07:00+00:00

First defending Assange, then asking to treat rape accusers as responsible adults... Now you know there's going to be a backlash from the feminist intelligentsia.

Kiss you feminist creds bye-bye, Naomi. Come and see us when they're done curb-stomping you. We agree.

2010-12-31T20:27:55+00:00

The lesson is clear: when charges are made anonymously, no one takes them as seriously. And when false accusations are not prosecuted, no one takes any accusation seriously.

shaolinbomber · 2010-12-31T19:03:34+00:00

I'm all for men's rights, but I don't think that's the best idea. It's hard enough for real rape victims to come forward as it is.

Liverotto · 2011-01-01T00:22:54+00:00

Most rape accusers are women, and women are children.

Title	Naomi Wolf: Scrap anonymity for rape accusers because it treats them like children
Author	PierceHarlan
Upvotes	108
Comments	39
Date	December 31, 2010 4:51 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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