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Nye Bevan

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17. Many DUers seem to believe that the rape allegations against Julian Assange are false.

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Wed May 8, 2013, 10:49 AM

May 2013

Based upon the article linked in the OP, this would seem to be unlikely.

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british study shows false rape claims are complicated matters [View all] niyad May 2013 OP

a very important point in the article: niyad May 2013 #1

personally, while I hate when someone is raped zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #7

welcome to DU niyad May 2013 #8

Did you miss this part? redqueen May 2013 #9

and then, of course, we have the problem of da's who arbitrarily decide that a victim's claims are niyad May 2013 #12

Yep. Many are only too happy to count those cases as 'false allegations' to push their propaganda. redqueen May 2013 #13

Out of curiosity... Orrex May 2013 #23

no doubt there is a mix of the two, but more often, I think, simply the da's unwillingness to niyad May 2013 #31

"some cases" zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #18

lol, yeah, I know what "some" means. Thanks, though. redqueen May 2013 #22

looks like someone needs to change their socks, eh? niyad May 2013 #38

Hahaha... YEP! nt redqueen May 2013 #54

that's not what the article says though. try again? bettyellen May 2013 #11

look above zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #19

Golly! Orrex May 2013 #21

what did I post that was incorrect? zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #27

Golly! Orrex May 2013 #30

spamming that zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #34

Golly! Orrex May 2013 #48

. Squinch May 2013 #51

you keep referring to the central park 5, which has NOTHING to do with false allegations of rape. niyad May 2013 #32

yes it does zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #33

keep trying. the study, and the issue, is about the number of false CLAIMS of rape. it is NOT niyad May 2013 #37

these guys might zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #41

keep trying, sweetie. the study was about the very low incidence of false CLAIMS of rape. niyad May 2013 #42

He is trying to derail by focusing on an entirely separate issue. redqueen May 2013 #50

and, a tactic to which they think we are completely oblivious. they are so cute sometimes, aren't niyad May 2013 #52

LOL... redqueen May 2013 #53

"There is a difference between a person supposedly falsely claiming rape, nomorenomore08 May 2013 #36

this from The Nation about this case (you are correct, it has NOTHING to do with the victim) niyad May 2013 #44

But of course, someone other than the cops/prosecutors/judge HAS to be blamed, right? nomorenomore08 May 2013 #46

you are correct. niyad May 2013 #47

That was the police's doing BainsBane May 2013 #43

Some person, somewhere Aerows May 2013 #60

. . . . niyad May 2013 #2

. . . niyad May 2013 #3

Oceanographic study shows water is wet Recursion May 2013 #4

yes, we know this, but there are those who insist that false claims are epidemic. sometimes niyad May 2013 #5

Lots of people who think they're swimming in the sand, then. geek tragedy May 2013 #6

I hope it's not lots. redqueen May 2013 #10

Why do people want to believe there are a lot of false accusations of rape? el_bryanto May 2013 #14

or maybe because admitting just how many victims of rape there are would be admitting just niyad May 2013 #15

I suppose that's possible as well el_bryanto May 2013 #16

sorry, not going there with you. nice try, though niyad May 2013 #35

Those who overtly despise women? A minority, though not a tiny one. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #39

Many DUers seem to believe that the rape allegations against Julian Assange are false. Nye Bevan May 2013 #17

While I dont think the allegations against Assange are false, using these stats this way stevenleser May 2013 #25

That's terrible statistics Shivering Jemmy May 2013 #55

I'm sure that lots of women file false accusations of rape Orrex May 2013 #20

What woman wouldn't want to have every choice she'd made scrutinized with the intent to blame her? redqueen May 2013 #24

And that's just the defense/perp side. geek tragedy May 2013 #28

Spraking of rape kits... i wonder how much of that backlog in untested ones is still waiting. redqueen May 2013 #29

I know I wish I were a woman so I could make a false rape allegation mythology May 2013 #45

The pressure to recant when the accused is a family member is frequently overwhelming. Shrike47 May 2013 #26

They just don't want to believe. Sad and appalling, but not terribly surprising. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #40

. . . niyad May 2013 #49

I wonder if the incidence of lying about rape Shivering Jemmy May 2013 #56

if you are correct (and I seem to remember some data to that effect) you are right, it is even niyad May 2013 #57

. . . niyad May 2013 #58

This is an appallingly shoddy piece of journalism - they're conflating "disproved" with "false". Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #59