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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews Oct 12

    Mother-of-three Sophie Skinner jailed for false rape claimhttps://bbc.in/2CHhtsT 

    10:24 AM - 12 Oct 2018
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    143 replies 91 retweets 295 likes
      1. TrevDxB‏ @TrevDXB Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Should have been harsher, 1 for the poor lad, 2 And importantly For the Genuine victims who may suffer in silence because of such allegations

        0 replies 2 retweets 28 likes
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      2. Roger the Saurus‏ @RogSaur Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Should get the same sentence as anyone convicted of the actual crime.

        1 reply 0 retweets 39 likes
      3. magpie‏ @magpie839 Oct 12
        Replying to @RogSaur @BBCNews

        The two crimes are not the same.

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Roger the Saurus‏ @RogSaur Oct 12
        Replying to @magpie839 @BBCNews

        In terms of damage, they most certainly are.

        2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      5.  🔲 GoldFinger  🔲‏ @Goldfish_80 Oct 12
        Replying to @RogSaur @magpie839 @BBCNews

        'they most certainly are'? There is no way you can make a statement like that with any degree of certainty. There's no way of measuring the extent if damage this does to either party. Silly statement.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. Roger the Saurus‏ @RogSaur Oct 12
        Replying to @Goldfish_80 @magpie839 @BBCNews

        As I presume you've been in neither situation, I don't think you're in any position to comment either.

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      2. pompeyboy‏ @Billbo72995888 Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        she deserves what she got thank got for cctv otherwise this young man wouldn't been jailed

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
      3. pompeyboy‏ @Billbo72995888 Oct 12
        Replying to @Billbo72995888 @BBCNews

        Excuse the misprints just read back what i wrote but i think u get the gist 😀😀

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      1. Carol‏ @CarolBa55531753 Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        It's woman like this that make it impossible for real victims to be believed and that poor man is never gonna get over this

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      1. Ja Ne Nicholas‏ @islandjenx Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        It's too easy for women to have 'buyers remorse' or simply make false claims. This does nothing to aid the cause of real victims. Punishment needs to be severe.

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      2. SmookyDJ‏ @smookydj Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Why on earth aren't all parties not given anonymity in cases like this? Once guilty, fine let the world know but in these cases, publicly guilty until proven innocent is a seriously flawed concept...

        2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      3. Pete Wilson#FUEU  🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 🇩🇪‏ @PeteWil1970 Oct 12
        Replying to @smookydj @BBCNews

        The feminists have built a whole narrative around women as victims, and blamed the low rape conviction rate on problems with the police and legal system. The thought that it might be because a lot of allegations are false never crossed their sexist little minds.

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      2. Nigel Greaves‏ @kendalvale45 Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Shame it's only 18 months...

        1 reply 0 retweets 21 likes
      3. pigeonplanet‏ @pigeonplanet1 Oct 12
        Replying to @kendalvale45 @BBCNews

        Indeed. Dont forget to halve that though.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Nigel Greaves‏ @kendalvale45 Oct 12
        Replying to @pigeonplanet1 @BBCNews

        I know absolutely disgusting...

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Paul Carr‏ @carsey1961 Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Disgraceful sentence. Should equal what he would have got had he been convicted.

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      2. Steve E Ennever‏ @MusicMiscreant Oct 12
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Now you've got me all confused... I thought we were supposed to believe women?

        2 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
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