1 in 693,889,390,390,720,000,000 Odds all 19 women who've publicly accused Bill Cosby of drugging/sexually assaulting them are lying
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Replying to @JayMan471
@JayMan471 assuming 8% false report rate (high, likely 2%) it means 1 in 12.5 claims false. (1/12.5)^19 = really, really unlikely.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @StudleyEsq
@StudleyEsq@JayMan471 This study found 8% as the lower bound of wrongful rape *convictions* Far more police reports> http://www.urban.org/publications/412589.html …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ProfessorZaius
@ProfessorZaius@StudleyEsq I saw that. Somewhat different animal. That's where the wrong guy went to jail, not that a rape didn't occur.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JayMan471
@JayMan471@StudleyEsq Fair enough. However, the large discrepancy between wrongful conviction rates for rape and homicide suggests that>2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ProfessorZaius
@ProfessorZaius@JayMan471@StudleyEsq think about how different rape and homicide are in terms of presence & meaning of DNA evidence1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@JayMan471@StudleyEsq I would guess that relatively more homicide defenses rely on proving that the defendant wasn't>2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ProfessorZaius
@sarahdoingthing@JayMan471@StudleyEsq at the scene of the crime, whereas more rape defenses argue that sex was consensual. Correct me>1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ProfessorZaius
@sarahdoingthing@JayMan471@StudleyEsq if I'm wrong here.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@ProfessorZaius @JayMan471 @StudleyEsq rape defenses that get DNA-overturned were by definition not about consent issues
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