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MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

You wanted an example of where the accusations of rape directly led to ruined lives, and I gave you one.

Sure, in the example I gave the motive behind the accusations was racism, but the accusation was still about rape. The original commenter was pointing out that any and all accusations must be met with suspicion in order for “innocent until proven guilty” to function.

What that doesn’t mean is that any and all accusations of rape should be dismissed because the accuser is a woman. There’s a difference here

Should the police believe someone when they claim they’ve been raped and should the police investigate? Yes.

Should the police, court of law, court of public opinion believe a rape accusation purely because the accuser is a woman? No.

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