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City Offers Payment To Woman Falsely Accused Of Lying About Rape
[Please note the comment guideline change described at the end of this post.] CBS News For years, [Madison, Wis] police and city lawyers refused to believe a blind woman who said an intruder raped her at knifepoint. They even charged … Continue reading →
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Anatomy Of A False Rape Accusation Comment – Part 4
Parts 1, 2, and 3 analyzed the comment itself, but there is a problem related to false accusations that anonymous didn’t attack. I touched upon it in my analysis, but it deserves more attention. False and/or unfounded accusations against rape … Continue reading →
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Anatomy Of A False Rape Accusation Comment – Part 3
I analyzed the opening of an anonymous comment in part 1 and the supporting statistics, quotes and studies in part 2, now this 3rd and last part of the comment includes his claims about rape trials. Note: For anyone wondering … Continue reading →
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Open Thread For Male Survivors Of Sexual Violence
This is in response to Richard Jeffrey Newman’s comment about male survivors of sexual abuse/assault being left out of the sexual-assault discourse. It’s a real problem that merits attention. Too often it gets mentioned as a way to attack efforts … Continue reading →
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Anatomy Of A False Rape Accusation Comment – Part 2
This is the second of 3 posts on an anonymous comment I received. Check out part 1 including a comment (on abyss2hope) from someone who tells me what “no means no” really means. Here’s the next section of the anonymous … Continue reading →
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Anatomy Of A False Rape Accusation Comment – Part 1
Someone left an anonymous spam comment on my post “Duke Rape Case: The Danger Of Screaming No Rape” on my home blog and I rejected the comment since it repeats many myths and distortions about allegations about rape, and those … Continue reading →
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Carnival Against Sexual Violence Is Up
over at Abyss2hope. This edition includes a variety of topics including the story of how the criminal justice system contributed to the suicide of a teenaged rape victim. Note: For those who think I should be obligated to call her … Continue reading →
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Searching For Proof Of Resistance To Rape
That’s what too many people still want before they accept that a rape happened. Some of those will be generous and forgive rape victims for not resisting if a weapon is involved and that weapon is being controlled by a … Continue reading →
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Empowering Women Or Blaming The Victim
In response to the post Alas, a blog: Isn’t it Good We Have Men To Tell Us What To Do several commenters have argued that certain scenarios aren’t rape because the person who claims to be a rape victim had … Continue reading →
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Carnival Against Sexual Violence #7 is up
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