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Originally Posted by Alumiyum
Yes, my point was that some people call it rape when it's not, something I have no sympathy for. Obviously, actual rape is a different story since the whole concept is having contact that you DO NOT want (or ask for, since "she came on to me"/"she dressed slutty"/"we did it before" seems to so often be the "excuse" the rapist comes up with).
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I don't like it when people bring this up. Obviously there's some false reporting going on with any crime. The problem is, the number of cases that are reported and have actually happened (and subsequently are dismissed for lack of evidence) far far outweigh the number of false reports.
Also, it should be pointed out that many many of the cases that get dismissed in rape are not dismissed because it was proven that it
didn't happen - it's just really easy to blame the victim and not be able to prove that it
did happen.
I'm a firm believer that all rape cases should be taken seriously, particularly due to the sheer number of rape cases that go unreported and how very hard it is to come forward (even when police do have strong evidence of rape many times the victim does not want to come forward for many different reasons).
There was a workshop on my campus one year while I was in undergrad that reported that 1 in 4 women has been raped - I'll need to look and see if I can find where they got that.
This doesn't even get into cases of the rape of men, which is an even more seriously under-reported crime.
Rape isn't about sex, it's about power (so is bullying and cyberbullying). By letting false reports outweigh (in our mind) actual legitimate cases of rape, we're giving rapists even more power.
Also, please to not forget the initial reports of actual rape that are rescinded by the victim because of the unintended consequences of reporting the rape, including shaming, victim blaming, and retaliation.
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