Legally discriminating against an entire class of humans (men) and overturning ‘innocent until proven guilty’ requires such arbitrariness.
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Replying to @feminist_watch @HPluckrose
The legal system is struggling to get this right. IUPG is a good principle but the system fails to prosecute or convict most offenders.
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Replying to @BaileyNagy @feminist_watch
This is the problem with crimes which take place without witnesses and leave no evidence which a lot of rape cases are. :(
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Replying to @HPluckrose @feminist_watch
Do I sit on the fence? Do I say "if he isn't convicted it didn't happen" or do I believe the woman? The latter should be the starting point.
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Replying to @BaileyNagy @feminist_watch
Why? Because being disbelieved when you have been raped is so much worse than being disbelieved when you have not committed rape?
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Replying to @HPluckrose @feminist_watch
1. Statistically unlikely to be lying. 2. Power balance favours the man. 3. Socio-cultural context dismissive of abuse.
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Replying to @BaileyNagy @feminist_watch
1) We can only say that if we assume the acquitted were all guilty. 2) In what way? 3) Hardly. Has its own register.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @feminist_watch
1. No. False allegations are rare. 2. In the way of almost all human history. 3. If untrue, all cases would be dealt with by the law.
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Replying to @BaileyNagy @feminist_watch
How do you know this? If a jury with all the information could not be sure those they acquit are guilty, how have you determined they are?
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I think most rape cases that end up in court end up in conviction? (There’s just so few)I think Adrian may be referring to accusation only?
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I think I saw 60% conviction rate last time I checked.
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