Do men understand rape?

[whopis01]

167. So putting together your arguments, seems to come to this

Since there exists a possibility of a woman falsely crying rape, you wont believe any woman who does so.

"just the mere fact that it has the possibility of happening is enough to give me pause and wonder whether to believe a certain accusation or not."

"the fact that it can possibly happen that way makes me wonder whether everytime there is an allegation, that maybe it could be real or it could be a ex-lover getting revenge."

Unless the man is found guilty in a court of law.

"I just refuse to label anyone a rapist if they have not been found guilty of rape.
And because of this, I will not believe any woman that alleges rape until she and the authorities can convince a jury that a man raped her as she alleges."

But let's not forget that even though the jury says that he is guilty, there is still a chance that he is innocent.

"Keeping in mind that people still get found guilty for stuff they didn't do."

And on top of that, even an accusation may be going to far.

"Not too mention that allegations on their own can ruin someone's reputation"

It certainly all seems to point to a picture of attempting to discourage women from coming forth at all by repeatedly stating that they are not going to be believed unless they can meet an ever increasing standard of proof. It sounds to me like someone might be trying to intimidate and discredit all women who come forth to challenge their rapists.

And just so you don't get the wrong idea about me accusing you of attempting to discredit or intimidate women, I'll use another of your quotes -

"I am not accusing anyone or suggesting anyone does this, just the mere fact that it has the possibility of happening is enough to give me pause"