Do women have a new secret weapon? As an act of revenge, to escape responsibility, or to ruin someone's life, false accusations of sexual assault are on the rise. Rarely, if ever, are these women held accountable for the lives destroyed. They simply walk away while the real victims are left with trying to heal their lives and reputations. In addition, women who are true victims of assault are victimized again by women who make false claims, for whatever reason. If law enforcement would file charges against those making these false allegations, wouldn't this help to slow down this freight train?
2007-12-15 02:42:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If they can show malicious intent sure they can be charged.
The intent has to be proven it cant be just a case of mistaken idenity.
Like in the case of the Duke laccrose players the girl should be charged as it was proven she made up the whole story.
People need to have punishment for their actions so that things like this do not happen.
ADDITION: Funny I just found this while surfing the web here is a case where they did get held responsible a woman was fined 11 million for making false accusations
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_en_ot/people_michael_flatley
2007-12-15 04:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is also happening with kids a lot, particularly teenagers, and more frequently against a step. There is never any excuse, EVER, for making a false accusation. Punishment should be there. The falsely accused need more than ever to stand up for themselves. I'm not sure what is the best way to stand up and get justice, but I know that somehow it must be done.
2007-12-15 06:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by Brigid O' Somebody 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they should be held accountable, but they rarely are, and here's why.
In a dispute, police tend to believe the first person who contacts them, the accuser. They then form an opinion about what happened, and go about "finding" evidence which supports their theory, ignoring evidence which goes against their theory (the accused), and rarely do they seek the unbiased truth.
The justice system, in general, trusts the police to investigate properly, which allows police to successfully present false evidence and testimony (lies).
Even if the accused was found to be innocent, the police do not go back after the accuser, because doing so would be admitting to not investigating properly, which is something cops NEVER do.
2007-12-15 05:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Dion J 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If someone goes so far as to report something to the police that they know is false, that person is filing a false police report and should face some sort of consequence whether it is a fine or jail time. The First Amendment does not come into play in this situation.
2007-12-15 02:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by Mike H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are laws on the books right now to prosecute, any individual who perjures themselves in a court of law.. There are also remedies for the falsely accused ,once exonerated.. One can sue for defamation of character, false arrest,false incarceration,and there are many other laws to protect the falsely accused.. Its up to the prosecutor,or the individual to seek to be made whole. That is what it is LEGALLY called.. What that means, is to return the individual BACK to where he and his good name were BEFORE he was accused!! Sadly,most people once cleared, for many reasons, are just glad that the ordeal is over, and go back to just trying to live their lives in peace.. The accuser, goes back to waiting for the opportunity to do it again... Sometimes I find it hard to understand why we do these things to each other..
SOLOMON
2007-12-15 03:03:12 · answer #5 · answered by solomon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paraasara smrithi : Kalau Paraasara smrithihi Meaning : In kali yuga , Paraasara smrithi has to be followed . Agnaathvaa dharma sasthraani praayaschittham dhadhaathi yah Praayaschitthi bhaveth poothah kilbisham parshadhi vrajeth Meaning : Where one, unacquainted with the Institutes of Law, prescribes an expiation for sin, the sinner is rendered pure-but the sin is transferred to the prescriber. (So , it would be better to know the source of remedy from a proper guru)
2016-05-24 01:49:49 · answer #6 · answered by migdalia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well actually filling a false report is a crime, I believe a felony or a high misdemeanor. Not to mention the fact that it would be a defamation of character, which is a legal term for you can sue. Not only can you sue the person for money you can have them make a public apology to you. If the person that was attacked does nothing but sulk after the attack, then they didn't stand up for themselves.
2007-12-15 03:00:27 · answer #7 · answered by splash 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The DA here in my county in California goes after them. Make a false report, expect to pay a price.
2007-12-15 03:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TO MAKE A FALSE ACCUSATION IS A CRIME.
FOR FILING A FALSE REPORT ANOTHER CRIME.
LIBEL, SLANDER ETC CAN ALSO BE CHARGED. BUT;
THE DA CANNOT FILE THIS.
YOU THE INJURED PARTY HAS TO FILE AGAINST THE PERSON WHO HARMED YOU?
2007-12-15 03:59:25 · answer #9 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If that were the case, every Democrat in this country would be behind bars. They created the false accusation...
2007-12-15 02:50:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋