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How are you defining rape? A criminal trial may define it as "the victim has to use vigorous physical force to fight off the attacker, and if she (or he) doesn
by DanBC 7y ago
How are you defining rape?
A criminal trial may define it as "the victim has to use vigorous physical force to fight off the attacker, and if she (or he) doesn't then it's not rape". The family court may be saying that it's sex without consent.
But also jurors don't convict rapists because "he looks like a nice boy", "it'll ruin his life", "boys will be boys", "well, she was drunk", "well, she did go in that room with him". Rape is under-reported, under-recorded, under-investigated, under-prosecuted, and under-convicted.
Malicious rape allegations are rare. Abusive family members are not rare.
- gus_massa 7y agoI agree, but in your previous comment you were discussing a very specific case: > Imagine a father accused of raping his child. The case goes to criminal court, and they find him not guilty. > The mother thinks he did it, and she divorces the father and goes through the family courts to prevent him from having access to the child.