Woman wins 10k for lying about rape

arstin · 2012-10-08T14:35:49+00:00

Subscribing to /MensRights and /Running has never been so confusing.

unexpecteditem · 2012-10-08T12:31:23+00:00

Actually, this does appear to be what happened. The title of the post accurately represents the article.

The game, called Decision Impossible, involves taking three people, asking them why they deserve the money, then forcing them to decide amongst themselves who should win.

On Thursday morning, a woman named Kristyn convinced her two fellow contestants that she was the most deserving of the $10,000 prize by talking about her life with a former boyfriend, who she claimed had been verbally and physically abusive.

“He would beat me, he would rape me,” she said. “I felt helpless, I was trapped.”

[..]

Appearing on the morning show again Friday to face accusations she was lying, and revealed “the majority of the story” had been “exaggerated.”

“I was not raped,” she said, adding she had not been physically abused at all.

Fancy that!

oneiorosgrip · 2012-10-08T12:57:08+00:00

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SpanishGuy · 2012-10-08T14:36:10+00:00

And yet: "It's a girl!. She has a 50% chance of being sexually or physically abused in her lifetime."

I wonder where is the Canadian Women's Fundation now. The least they should do is making a public statement condemning this shameless act in the name of the real victims.

Because they care about women... don't they?

unexpecteditem · 2012-10-08T16:35:23+00:00

This is impossible. Feminists have assured me that a woman would never lie about being raped.

Obviously the patriarchy is at fault here, because reasons.

roadhand · 2012-10-08T15:46:13+00:00

This. People lie. Everybody. A lot. As you get older and wiser, you learn or get a sense for when someone is not being truthful. Some learn well and others can't tell at all. On the other side of the coin are the actors - just like Hollywood - some are good actors, and some are transparent when they fib. This is a part of life.

When she told this potentially life damaging lie, two things happened :

It was believed
She was rewarded.

What a sad statement about the society we live in.

And the silence from the feminists is deafening.

Any group of people who feel I should take rape seriously, better be right there with me if I do. This means not being selective or silent, otherwise I will not believe you take it as seriously as you want me to. This is not a negotiating point. This is common sense.

ENTP · 2012-10-08T14:31:51+00:00

It's worse when courts do it.

cuteman · 2012-10-08T17:37:28+00:00

Only 10k?

I am more concerned about the 1.5M the Brian Banks accuser won, spent in 4 years and they're not going after her to pay back or reprocussions.

Stephen_Morgan · 2012-10-08T13:59:36+00:00

That's not unusual. In the UK at least there is a fund to compensate victims of violent crime, and some other crimes I think. It's a discretionary payment and doesn't require a conviction, only that the allegation be considered plausible by the administrators of the fund. However I believe ten thousand pounds is somewhat above the going rate for rape.

MechPlasma · 2012-10-08T17:29:33+00:00

“Her lying was a slap in the face to all the women and even some men who have gone though such a horrible thing,” said another commenter.

HA! I know it must have been a mistake, but that comment...

2012-10-08T17:20:40+00:00

I thought she ran a 6 mile race and won because she lied about rape. I'm an idiot.

RomeFlower · 2012-10-08T14:36:18+00:00

She is sick.What she did was very wrong.

SCCROW · 2012-10-09T17:11:06+00:00

Was she listening to heavy metal music or rap when she lied?

Maybe that was it.

2012-10-09T19:26:12+00:00

She should of been forced to give up the money, Theres other people that would of benefited from it.

chocoboat · 2012-10-08T16:54:03+00:00

IT. WAS. A. GAME.

The object of the game is to get people to feel sorry for you and want to help you financially. She played to win, and that's a good thing.

I'm glad this woman won the money, and it has virtually nothing to do with mens rights.

aarghj · 2012-10-08T17:05:41+00:00

Someone, please, put her up on that website that tracks abusive women. I forgot what it is or I'd do it myself.

from-the-ground-up · 2012-10-08T20:46:58+00:00

This radio show hosts it's concerning are the worst couple of losers in this city. Such a terrible show and station.

2012-10-08T21:59:54+00:00

She's a piece of shit, but so is the radio show. They give up a prize to someone who has bad shit going on in their life just so their show gets sensational ratings for sensational advertising dollars.

Not sure if this is actually a MRA thing or just a scumbag group of people thing.

heracleides · 2012-10-08T23:58:40+00:00

But some were suspicious about the story’s authenticity, given she had previously said on air that she would do anything to win the money — “If I have to yell and scream, I’ll do that. If I have to lie, I’ll do that too,” she said.

So they knew she was lying but gave it to her anyway for ratings? How special. That's the materialist system we all live in. Enjoy it.

shawnkelly · 2012-10-09T00:31:53+00:00

This is a huge piss off, especially for me since it's local. I really hope she gets what's coming to her.

baroobob · 2012-10-09T01:17:38+00:00

I read it as "Woman wins 10k (running race) for lying about rape"

Bobsutan · 2012-10-09T05:38:09+00:00

How is this any different from what women in the UK do when they lie about being raped and get that rape victim check? Only difference I can see is that the women lying in the UK are straight up committing fraud.

FreddyDeus · 2012-10-09T14:09:46+00:00

The game, called Decision Impossible, involves taking three people, asking them why they deserve the money, then forcing them to decide amongst themselves who should win.

What did the organisers think was likely to happen? When you put up ten grand for a sob-story, you're pretty much inviting an avalanche of bullshit.

2012-10-09T15:35:43+00:00

Wtf this is inane. She manipulated people on a radio game to win a prize. I'd be mad if she was trying to pull one over on the courts or something, but this is part of winning 10Gs. Obviously lying about this is bad, but this is mountain out of a molehill when you take into account people who are accused by the criminal justice system of this kind of thing. You're kind of trivializing their struggle.

thesircuddles · 2012-10-08T15:47:04+00:00

You guys should probably try to stick to getting bent out of shape about things that actually matter, and not phone-in radio contests.

2012-10-08T22:19:31+00:00

title of the post is shit. improper grammar in an attempt to mislead. the title indicates, "Hey, you lied about being raped, have some money." It was more like, "Hey, you were raped, here is some money." She used a horrible tactic to accomplish this win. i feel bad for any ex boyfriend she might have.

workmpioegzz · 2012-10-08T14:11:25+00:00

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Title	Woman wins 10k for lying about rape
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Date	October 8, 2012 12:24 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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