know that most times they will get away with it, that either the woman won't complain, the police will drop the charges or they will win in court. I don't want to see innocent men go to jail - but this problem has to be addressed by the system.
You were applying it more widely and saying we should accept rape accusations like we accept other things like drunken violence which is one of the things I have been falsely accused of.
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I interpreted "violent alcoholic" differently... so that's relevant. But if I heard a credible story about you being violent when drunk, why shouldn't I take it seriously? Would it be unreasonable for me to pay attention if we went out drinking, at least the first time or two?
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If that's all that happens, sure. Verify for yourself. If you become part of an avoidance group, it just strengthens the rumours.
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Yes, that possibility is an unfortunate aspect of human society. It sucks to be on the receiving end of that sort of thing. But I imagine it sucks at least as much if, say, your neighbour doesn't tell you what your priest did to their kid, even if they can't prove it in court.
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I would tell people if I thought there was something to be wary of. I'd also believe certain people who told me there was. I'd disbelieve others and retain an open mind for unknowns.
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Yuh, you're basically describing how society functions: we give the best information we can, we trust proportionate to the evidence (and its sources) we have... The problem, now, of course, is that society is no longer "the people I know personally in my little town".
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So we're stuck evaluating information (accusations) from non-traditional sources - people we don't know personally, who may even be anonymous, for example. But then it comes down to, why privilege equally sound accusations from someone you happen to know over a stranger?
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Because I have a way to assess their credibility based on knowledge of their character when strangers could be any kind of loon.
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But your friend could be a loon, too. You, in fact, stated that you faced this very situation.
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