How We Teach Our Kids That Women are Liars.

[davidn3600]

46. There is usually evidence in those other cases

A rape is many times a case of "he said, she said" with no other witnesses or evidence. So the only thing a jury has to go on is credibility of the man and the woman.

That's why many of these cases never make it to trial. All it takes is one juror to have a "reasonable doubt" that the woman is lying and the case is over.

Like I said...yes, the man gets the benefit of the doubt in such cases. Why? Because he's the defendant. The defendant gets the benefit of the doubt. It's the prosecution's job to prove a crime occurred AND that a law was broken, AND that the defendant is guilty of breaking that law.
I understand this puts a female accuser at an extreme disadvantage, but this is how our justice system works. You need proof to convict somebody.

It's a bit of a bug in the system. But 2% of rape accusations are false. So if you are going to change this system, you need to change it in a way that assures that those 2% are protected. I don't want anyone innocent going to prison. That's just as much as an injustice as a rapist walking free.