NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/alt/feminism/7607

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From: [e-mail] (P.M. Inman)
Subject: Re: Feminist=Equality? Errrr.... Nope.
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Mr J S Graley) writes:
|> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Julie Kangas) writes:
|> |In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Mr J S Graley) writes:
|> |>
|> |>You should be criticising the women who make false claims of rape, not
|> |>the jucicial system which is given the probem of having to decide when a
|> |>rape accusation is genuine by these women.
|> |
|> |I criticize them just like I criticize people who claim their
|> |wallet was stolen when it wasn't.  But it *is* up to the
|> |judical system to determine who is or isn't guilty.  And the
|> |judical system *is* partly responsible if it doesn't prosecute
|> |those who file false claims for personal gain.
|> |
|> |>You have (at least) two options when deciding your personal view on this
|> |>matter, if you wish to provide protection against being raped yourself.
|> |
|> |These aren't really ways of protecting yourself against rape.  They are
|> |instead ways how *some* NOT all people may view rape cases.
|> |
|> |>
|> |>(1) Claim that cries of rape should always be believed, true or false.
|> |>
|> |>(2) Try to prevent false cries of rape, making true ones more believable.
|> |
|> |How about
|> |(3) Treat all cases individually.  Follow 'innocent until proven
|> |guilty'.  Don't assume all rape accusations are all false or
|> |all true.  Prosecute *anyone* making false claims of any sort
|> |for personal gain.
|>
|> I have taken your (3) as a premise. Thus its introduction into the list
|> is pointless.
|>
|> We can never 'Prove' a rape has occured. We can simply provide good evidence
|> that it has.
|>
|> DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT agree that fewer false accusations of rape will make
|> the process of demonstrating a true one easier?
|>
|> This is a really important question, because the attitude you have shown in
|> your posting does not seem to support this.
|>
|> |Julie
|> |DISCLAIMER:  All opinions here belong to my cat and no one else
|>
|> ~THE GREAT NAME
|> --
|>     Don't worry,
|>      Its like in the comic books...
|>       ITS NOT REAL!

Phew!  I'm thinking of setting up as an employment consultant, advising clients
on the suitability of job applicants, on the basis of their performance on a
selection of contraversial newsgroups.

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