I don't think that in the case of the Central PArk Victim the woman has much to do with the boys being arrested.
They would have been arrested and "confessed" while she was still in intensive care.
http://www.cjr.org/issues/2003/1/rapist-hancock.asp
Here is a link to that situation and issues of false confession.
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Originally Posted by DLTA22
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Correct me if I am wrong, but when did an allegation of rape equate to committing a hate crime. Although I am not a legal expert, allow me to state my opinion. The only persons who truly know the occurrences of that fateful night are the former plaintiff and the defendants. Lets be clear, the charges were dropped by the prosecution, which if I am correct does not equate to an actual acquittal. The charges were dropped for different reasons and although its easy to point the finger at the accuser and say she lied, there are other circumstances to consider such as
- Was there substantial evidence to prove BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT and I stress those words again that the allegations levelled against those players would hold up in trial.
An accusation of rape polarizes men against women and everyone rushes to take sides. Lets not rush to turn this into a false claim of reverse racism (which is actually a misnomer) because if you check the statistics, the overwhelming majority of rapes occur BETWEEN people from the SAME race. So drop the shenanigans...would you have been up in arms the same way had the plaintiff been a White girl.
I recall a case where a women alleged being brutally raped by a "gang" of boys in Central Park and EVERYYYYYYONE was quick to believe her story. After spending more than a decade or so behind bars, come to find out with the help of DNA analysis, ALL of those boys were released when it was determined that they DID NOT do the crime. Where was the social outcry of injustice.....oh yeah the accuser was White so the defendants were presumed guilty until proven innocent. This country has been soooooo brainwashed to flip at the drop of a hat at controversies along the racial divide. Race polarizes people and thats why this case was played up to the highest level. In closing having the charges dropped doesnt necessarily speak to ones innocence, the prosecutor is more culpable than the woman in question.
So stop it with your broad brush statements and for the record social activists from our community don't need or rely on your stamp of approval. This case further supports why women oftentime remain silent about rape rather than report it to the authorities.
Thats my $19.13 cents worth on that......
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