False Rape Accusations... A new law needed?

Both are horrible experiences except in one at least you know that everybody else sees you as a victim and wants to molly-coddle you. Whereas in the other you are heinous scum.

You've made the same mistake as the other idiot with the bit in bold, you could say the exact same things to the people being accused of rape, if they're innocent it won't matter right? well no because of their reputation which would be the same as the women being accused of lying, you're saying the same thing you're arguing against. All we need to do is make these cases confidential until someone is found guilty and then everyone is happy. All it takes is for one victim to be falsely accused of lying and other victims will be scared of coming forward as the same thing could happen to them.

Perverting the course of justice is a crime. Also, the evidential requirement is pretty high, hence the very low conviction rate. Education ftw

Then why do we keep seeing stories of someone being in jail for 10 years finally being proved innocent. It happens for false rape accusations more than others.

A look at Appeal Court decisions would suggest that you're wrong.

Don't give me an obscure response.

I'm here to learn, not to argue. If you're able to prove me wrong, since I enjoy improving my knowledge, I await your response (Just realised this sounds sorta sarcastic - it isn't meant to be lol)

Don't give me an obscure response.

I'm here to learn, not to argue. If you're able to prove me wrong, since I enjoy improving my knowledge, I await your response (Just realised this sounds sorta sarcastic - it isn't meant to be lol)

The stats are available to be created - I don't think anyone has sat down and counted - at bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/

When you make a claim you are the one who needs to support it with evidence, not the people who believe you to be wrong.

Looking at this for a bit you may be right, but I'll have to go have a look if someone has indeed counted it all up, because rape accusations definitely seem more common than others through media so I assumed the same would be for real life - although I'm just realising that's me subconsciously believing what the media wants me to which I should question before doing so usually.

Not guilty does not mean a false accusation.

So you would prefer to be violently ****ed up the arse than to have someone say you raped someone? don't be ridiculous.

The only practical solution is to give everyone anonymity until conviction. That will at least clear up most of these tedious threads.

I'm pretty sure people have committed suicide over rape claims. It has a huge effect on a person's life.

Seriously doubt that is true, if it is it would have been a couple of times, but women committing suicide due to their lives being ruined after being raped is very common amongst victims, as a woman are you not alarmed that if you were raped (and i sincerely hope you never are), you would seriously struggle to get a conviction

I wouldn't struggle more than a man would. Plus, it's probably still less likely to happen than a man getting stabbed on the street.

Women are significantly more likely to get raped, but thats not what we are discussing, a law to prosecute liars is what was up for discussion, where do you stand on that? I'm also baffled that a female is joining forces with the knuckle dragging 'mens rights movement' or whatever when you are a woman who is going to face sexism throughout your life... I'm white, male, straight, middle-class, life will be fine for me either way, good luck.

If it can be proven that someone lied in court and was falsely accusing another person of a crime, they themselves should serve some kind of a punishment. I am not joining forces with "men's rights movement". I'm not joining forces with anyone. All I want is actual equality. Feminism doesn't quite care for that, because so far it only seems to act up when there is injustice towards women, but ignores anything unfair happening to men.