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Originally Posted by damien c
Exactly, and this is why I believe the names of people being accused should not be allowed to be published until it has been to court if it goes to court.
It doesn't matter if the person accused did it or not, the public will label them as guilty especially a man, and that will stick with their name forever.
Look at Depp, his life was ruined because of a false accusation, only now is he really starting to get his life back on track somewhat but he has still lost out, he is still by some called a rapist etc, meanwhile Heard basically got away with it, although it does seem no one wants to work with her anymore, but she has faced no real punishment for what she did, unlike Depp who was punished for no reason!
The average joe is not going to be able to defend themselves like Depp did.
There needs to be accountability on those as well that falsely accuse, if a rapist get's 10 years in prison then a false accuser should get 15-20 years, only when people (women mostly) learn they cannot falsely accuse someone and get away with it, will the false accusations stop.
If someone is convicted of rape, they should get a long time in prison a minimum of 25 years and if it's against a kid, they get a minimum of 50 years!
Crime needs to be punished, not just a slap on the wrist!
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OK let’s take this piece by piece
'Look at Depp, his life was ruined because of a false accusation, only now is he really starting to get his life back on track somewhat but he has still lost out, he is still by some called a rapist etc, meanwhile Heard basically got away with it, although it does seem no one wants to work with her anymore, but she has faced no real punishment for what she did, unlike Depp who was punished for no reason!’
What punishment did Jonny Depp get? Not being employed, not getting movie contracts? But you say that Amber Heard is in a similar situation, so in what way did she get away with it and he didn’t?
“There needs to be accountability on those as well that falsely accuse, if a rapist get's 10 years in prison then a false accuser should get 15-20 years, only when people (women mostly) learn they cannot falsely accuse someone and get away with it, will the false accusations stop.”
No, there is accountability, some women have been convicted and imprisoned for making false claims. The problem is that rape and sexual assault is somewhat different to ‘other’ crimes. If I break in to your house and take stuff, or stab you in the street, or drive while absolutely pissed, then it’s obvious that I have committed a crime. It’s just a case of was it me who did it?
But I have sex with someone, in itself that act is perfectly legal, well unless it was nonconsensual, and therein is the problem. Can you prove it one way or another?
And lastly, hypothetically a female member of your family is, or claims to have been raped, and she is traumatised, but for various reasons her alleged attacker is acquitted. Does she go to prison for 15 years?
Just a thought.