One female analyst on MSNBC said, in so many words, that if the case proved to be a scam it would send "women's rights" back 100 years. Do you agree? Why or why not?
2007-01-16 14:01:20 · 7 answers · asked by girls_role_model 2 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Well, lets think about this for a moment. I really don't think it would set women's rights back a hundred years, but it would make rape cases more difficult to prosecute.
But, if it is proved to be a scam- then there are some victims in this case who may never recover. Black and white relations are already damaged in this particular situation. And those young men and their families have suffered needlessly because of a criminal. I say prosecute the girl, if she can not prove her case.
2007-01-16 14:11:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Marc 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
On the negative side it will make it harder on women who have really been raped. And that is a shame because rape is a horrible crime.
The positive side is that it will hopefully raise awareness that there are women out there that will use rape, or sexual harassment charges to achieve personal goals, knowing that is up to the man to prove he is innocent. Unfortunately that is one case where you are guilty until proven innocent. The other is charges of child abuse
Hopefully the powers that be will see the need to train investigators better in these areas, so that the guilty are punished and the innocent are saved what these boys had to go through
2007-01-16 22:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by mark g 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I live in the area...since the "Duke LaCrosse" rape case occurred at a college campus, it will make it even more difficult for rape victims to come forward, especially at universities and colleges. This case encourages the myths that "women lie about rape"; that "women who say they were raped are sluts"; that "women 'ask' for it, and 'deserve' rape"; when in fact the opposite is so often true...
Rape is a significant problem on college campuses across the nation, where most victims are *acquainted* with their assailants. A major research study has shown that *one in eight* college women is the victim of rape during her college years, while *one in four* is the victim of an attempted rape. Most of the women (84 percent) *knew* the men who raped them and 57 percent were on *dates*.
**Ninety- five percent** did not report the rape to officials; 42 percent of the victims told no one (Koss et al., 1987. "Scope of Rape." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology).
How does this case affect women and men outside of the college environment?
According to the National Violence Against Women Survey (see reference below), 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men in the United States has experienced an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives...according to the FBI, fewer than 2 percent of reports of rapes are false, which is the same percentage for the false reporting of other crimes. In fact, anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of all rapes are not reported to the police. This case encourages the worst stereotypes about rape...even less victims will come forward.
I'm not walking around Duke campus anytime soon, since the "Duke LaCrosse" men were readmitted without question into the university...Duke University didn't follow their own policies by examining the actions of the men involved (a drunken frat party with hired strippers).
FYI: It costs about $40,000 a year to attend Duke University. These students have very expensive lawyers that are doing their job extremely well: trying the case in the press and discrediting the accuser, the police, and the prosecution.
2007-01-17 16:06:39 · answer #3 · answered by edith clarke 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No I don't. The truth never stopped feminists before, it won't stop them now. 6 months after it is found to be a scam feminists will have completely forgotten about it. I can definitely see feminists on yahoo answers denying it even happened in two years time and when shown evidence simply claiming it is an isolated incident and throwing around labels like woman hater etc. to anyone who mentions it.
It has already been shown that 40-60% of rape accusations are false. Did that stop feminists from demanding that laws requiring the man to detail steps he took to ensure consent in order to try to "raise the conviction rate" (the conviction rates are ridiculously low by comparison to the accusation rate)? Not in the slightest.
According to a nine-year study conducted by former Purdue sociologist Eugene J. Kanin, in over 40 percent of the cases reviewed, the complainants eventually admitted that no rape had occurred (Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 23, No. 1, 1994). Kanin also studied rape allegations in two large Midwestern universities and found that 50 percent of the allegations were recanted by the accuser.
In 1985 the Air Force conducted a study of 556 rape accusations. Over one quarter of the accusers admitted, either just before they took a lie detector test of after they had failed it, that no rape occurred. A further investigation by independent reviewers found that 60 percent of the original rape allegations were false.
The most common reasons the women gave for falsely accusing rape were "spite or revenge," and to compensate for feelings of guilt or shame (Forensic Science Digest, vol. 11. no. 4, December 1985).
Dr. Charles P. McDowell, Supervisory Special Agent, U.S. Air Force, Office of Special Investigations found that:
"To my considerable chagrin, we found that at least 60 percent of all the rape allegations were false."
2007-01-16 15:14:08 · answer #4 · answered by Happy Bullet 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
How is ensuring justice is done setting women's rights back 100 years? I always disagree with hyperbole.
2007-01-16 15:24:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I can only hope that harder proof will be needed before innocent college guys are dragged to court.
2007-01-17 03:50:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it will only further substantiate the abuse of power found
in law enforcenment and prosucution...
2007-01-16 18:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋