Wanetta Gibson, who falsely accused HS star Brian Banks of rape and ruined his life.

[iotamason]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Nobody said they were exactly the same. They are similar for a number of reasons including:

1. Athletics
I can agree
2. Allegations that were determined to be false
Already stated
3. Race and ethnicity (there is still a race component with both Wanetta and Brian being Black--there is a notion that people are more willing to consider Black-Black victimization and allegations than Black-white)
It still will not cause friction in the forum being a racial charged issue like stated before.
4. Whether to prosecute the accuser (Wanetta may not be prosecuted)
5. How this will shape people's opinions of rape accusations
not according to what you posted... DrPhil saysNo, she did not. She is not the first or the last person to lie about something and that includes lying about being raped.
6. How this can shape the future of the accused (the Duke Lacrosse players still had their lives impacted by this)

Only on the individuals psyche, yet it did not include a felony or imprisonment.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by iotamason

not according to what you posted..

I know what I said. The Duke Lacrosse incident prompted people to say exactly what you said about the impact of this case. There were people who wanted to use the Duke Lacross incident as yet another excuse to give alleged rape victims a difficult time. And people who were bothered by the implications of that responded just as I did. It is deja vu.

Originally Posted by iotamason

It still will not cause friction in the forum being a racial charged issue like stated before.

It could cause another GC Race War if the right things are said and GCers have time on their hands. I wish.

Originally Posted by iotamason

Only on the individuals psyche, yet it did not include a felony or imprisonment.

All PiKA2001 did was remind us of the similar topics that have been discussed on GC before.

This incident had what some would consider a big impact on the players' lives and it was not limited to their individual psyche. Their lives were impacted. However, even if it was an impact on the psyche rather than an impact on opportunities and overall life outcomes, the negative impact on an individual's psyche cannot be measured and ranked in importance (besides the civil suits that were filed). I am sure the impact on Brian's life also cannot be measured.