re: assumption of guilt for sexual assault, rape, and abuse

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Many on the grassroots Left have shifted towards a position of always -- barring extreme absurdity -- siding with an accuser making claims of sexual assault, particularly when that accuser is a woman (or a POC), and even more so when the accused assailant is a celebrity. A recent example, and why I bring this up now, involves a member of PWR BTTM, and previously another similar complaint against a member of Swans.

The point of this inherent trust in the supposed victim is to help counter the positions of power that celebrities, white people, and men have over others. The validity of that power is not the point of this thread. What I'd ask is if you think it's a good thing to trust and be responsive to victims' claims, and whether you see that as contrary to the principle of innocence until guilt is proven, or if it's possible to not only support a supposed victim and the accused person. Is the act of vocally trusting the victim's claim potentially defamatory for the accused, and does that even matter?



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Accusations of rape should always be taken seriously, yes. Especially if the accusation has been levied shortly after the crime has taken place.

The problem with rape is that it's such an abysmally difficult crime to prove in a court of law, and so it helps if the accuser wastes little time to make the claim. That's why I always take these Billy Cosby etc accusations with a grain of salt. You want to take him to court thirty years after this alleged crime now that he's in a position of extreme wealth and success? Hm, funny that.

Tangential points aside, we should always ensure that an accusation is given its due credence in a court of law, but an accusation itself is not proof. We need the foundations of innocent until proven guilty to sift through the bullshit, because if we just take someone's word at face value without even properly scrutinizing it then you're only circumventing the problem in a different direction.


 
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I don't think we should really be politicizing rape by accusing "the left" or "the right" about having certain notions about rape.

I didn't really mean to. I often use this forum as a sounding board for the extremely liberal ideas of some of my friends.


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Automatically believing the victim in every circumstance would only be a valid strategy if false testimonies never happened, which isn't the case. As with every other crime, it should be investigated and proven in court before convicting anyone.


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Innocent until proven guilty should trump any other belief on the matter. Is it fucked up that it leads to situations where a criminal gets away with something like that? Absolutely, but it's just as disgusting to falsely claim someone did something like rape when there's no evidence to suggest it.


 
 
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They were probably asking for it anyway.

OT: I don't even know why they are pushing this "Trust the victim!", was rape not taken seriously in the developed world already?


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They were probably asking for it anyway.

OT: I don't even know why they are pushing this "Trust the victim!", was rape not taken seriously in the developed world already?

It just gets the uninformed and ignorant riled up because it implies that it was.

Or it's because rapes were previously left unreported because the victim would get negativity thrown their way (slut-shaming or what have you), or the suspected rapist was someone of power or fame and would've been laughed or bribed out of court (See Jimmy Saville).

Ironically I'd say it got worse when stuff like this came up where it's quoted;
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Affirmative consent must be ongoing throughout a sexual activity and can be revoked at any time.

which has been warped into something like this, where people believe you can revoke consent hours/days after the fact and most people wouldn't take that seriously.
Last Edit: May 19, 2017, 12:24:58 PM by Môr-ladron


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Always look into serious claims such as those of sexual assault but, for god's sake, innocent until proven guilty.

Such serious claims absolutely have the potential to destroy someone's social standing. People need to be weary of that and understand that there are people out there with malicious intentions that play themselves as a victim.


 
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People accused of rape should always be looked at with suspicion. There's no reason for a young girl to lie about something so personal and shamed by society.


 
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People accused of rape should always be looked at with suspicion. There's no reason for a young girl to lie about something so personal and shamed by society.
Yet the still do.


 
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People accused of rape should always be looked at with suspicion. There's no reason for a young girl to lie about something so personal and shamed by society.
How else does daddy's little princess get attention?