We wouldn’t need [evidence]
Being in the Epstein log books isn’t evidence of sexual assault comparable to simply listening to Virginia Giuffre.
And, ffs, Testimony Is Evidence. If a woman says “I’ve been raped, that’s the guy who did it”, that’s evidence of the accused committing a rape.
Bongles@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
UnderpantsWeevil raped me.
novibe@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
You do know what a testimony is right? 😂
Would you be willing to say that in court, under threat of perjury?
3abas@lemmy.world 3 days ago
If I knew you personally and I was in a desperate situation and thought I could extract life changing amounts from you, yes, I might be willing to say that in court, under threat of perjury.
You’re implying this doesn’t happen, which is clearly false. False accusations of rape have been made in court. At least OP is asking people to believe women without evidence, but you’re asking us to believe no one ever files frivolous lawsuits, contrary to much available evidence.
In fact, in a legal system like the US that often favors persecution over defense, once an accusation is made to a cop, it can take on momentum toward court.
Blindly believing accusers because they are women isn’t egalitarian, it’s sexist.
…wikipedia.org/…/Brian_Banks_(American_football)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_lacrosse_rape_hoax
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rape_on_Campus
novibe@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
While very famous, those cases represent a minuscule amount of total cases. You can say “it happens, see these dozens and dozens of examples”. But that won’t matter. We have statistics, data. And data says a negligible amount of SA accusations and testimonies given are false. Around 5%, or less.
Are you this skeptical of EVERYTHING, or just when women are involved?