(edited title) False allegations of rape and domestic violence are few and far between

[TheKentuckian]

62. It seems what is shown is only .6% of rape charges end up being prosecuted for false charges.

Which is not the same thing as claimed in the headline, it is misleading. I'm sure there is a substantial set of occurrences that 5 he truth cannot be discerned by the system.

Some of the convicted are innocent, some of not not guilty are the perps. In any event, it would seem that the circumstances would tend to make a case for false charges to be very difficult to affirmatively prove even in the cases where the accused is found not guilty.

False charges are low, I can buy, that conviction rates on this charge actually establish the percentage does not logically follow, the prosecution of such an accusation would be extremely uphill save in very odd situations where clear and demonstrable evidence is just sitting there.

I would further argue that the false charge conviction rate for all crimes is some very low number, perhaps so low that .6% might be on the high side.

Consistently applying this logic to all crimes and all the sudden what we really come to is a dangerous rationale against the presumption of innocence.

There is significant pressure to focus on the crime and ignore the logic here. What is the conviction rate for false accusations of theft? I'm guessing a low, low number.

The logic is that if someone is accused of any crime then the odds are staggeringly high that they must be guilty as evidenced by the tiny numbers of convictions for false charges and that logic is both weak and dishonestly conflicts with the very idea of the presumption of innocence.

It is easy to push wrongheaded ideas in response to a great enough evil that then will be used as precedent in other less emotionally hot button issues.