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Originally Posted by orangebird
But regardless, if one of your daughters come home claiming she'd been raped, what would you say? 'I'm sorry you're distressed sweeheart, but I'll reserve judgement on whether you're telling the truth or not til it's gone to court. And even then, if the alleged rapist gets convicted, I'd be happier to wait for him to appeal and get the results of that, just so I know for sure.... '
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If I read what you posted correctly, I think you are comparing Apples and Oranges. Chris' post was having a go at those on this forum who like to leap in and say "burn the criminal" without reading the full facts. Something I have noticed a lot recently. Thus, he is talking about what a bunch of people, who may have no real knowledge apart from what they read or see on Telly.
You are talking about a person experiencing rape, then going to a family member. Now, they would be extremely distraught, in shock, or a good actor. There may also be some physical evidence of the rape (torn clothes, bruising etc). Combine that with the fact that you may well know the person, and that 99.9% of people would not cry Rape falsely, and you will see that the actions of a few random forum members (who may or may not have experienced rape) who have read either forum posts, or one article, cannot be compared with the actions of someone who has experienced Rape.