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Assuming this is true by not pursuing legal action he does two things which make the situation worse. 1) He is allowing someone to diminish the voices of those
by ary 12y ago
Assuming this is true by not pursuing legal action he does two things which make the situation worse.
1) He is allowing someone to diminish the voices of those who have actually suffered rape and need justice. He is also giving ammunition to those who attempt to make the argument that most purported victims of rape are "crying wolf".
2) He makes himself look culpable. This kind of thing is serious and if he's in the right he needs to make it known. The damage to his reputation is already done.
By standing up for himself he'd also be standing up for real victims. Engaging this kind of thing in the legal courts and the court of public opinion can't be easy. I hope at least there can be some resolution.
- untog 12y agoHe is allowing someone to diminish the voices of those who have actually suffered rape and need justice. He absolutely isn't. Many crimes like this rely on two opposing testimonies - what he said happened, and what she said happened. Even when an actual assault occurs it's very difficult to prove anything. Suing her for libel could absolutely discourage genuine rape victims from stepping forward.
- nsxwolf 12y agoSo he's required to martyr his reputation to help genuine rape victims? This is twisted.
- untog 12y agoHe's not required to, no. It's his choice. And what is so twisted about it? Genuine rape victims have been ignored and under-represented for, well, probably forever. That is twisted. He has the choice of what he does here, many don't. He exercised that choice.
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