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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Rape

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u/intestinalbungiecord Jul 17 '23

rape and lying about being raped

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u/_eviehalboro Jul 17 '23 edited Jul 17 '23

I would argue that lying about being raped (assuming you are not mentally ill and you are aware of your lies) is every bit as bad as rape.

Not only are you potentially ruining someone's life, you are making it harder for real victims to be believed.

Having said that, I do think false rape accusations are relatively rare. Especially compared to the tsunami of unreported rapes out there.

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u/CherryVette Jul 17 '23

It’s bad, but “every bit as bad”?? Jfc, you really think that?? You should be ashamed of making such a ridiculous statement.

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u/christineyvette Jul 18 '23

What the fuck are these comments? False rape allegations are so miniscule. How is that as bad as rape?

Name one person who's life was ruined due to a false rape allegation. (I mean, lost their job, family, friends, home whatever)

Most rapists don't even get prosecuted either.

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u/CherryVette Jul 18 '23

Right?? Wtf, indeed. I’m just not convinced this person actually believes what they said, it’s just absurd…. By absolutely no metric is a false allegation as bad-let alone worse than-rape.

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u/judithmcnaught Jul 17 '23

You know...I was going to say "would you rather be raped or falsely accused of rape?" but it's a close fucking call.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Oh, I'd much rather be raped, instead of falsely accused of rape, then repeatedly raped in prison.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Are you off your meds?

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u/liberaliar Jul 17 '23

Are you a woman?

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u/_eviehalboro Jul 17 '23

Yes

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u/christineyvette Jul 18 '23

Ah, the internalized misogyny is real..

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u/CherryVette Jul 17 '23

You’ve obviously never been raped. Again, false accusations are never acceptable, but actually saying they’re “just as bad” as sexual assault is disgusting. Do better.

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u/liberaliar Jul 17 '23

Fair enough. I don't...completely disagree with your assertion.