Yet another argument for either returning to the "two credible witnesses" rule or a modern "two credible witnesses or video tape" rule:
Feminists and traditionalists alike want to see rape stamped out, which is why the standards of evidence are so ridiculously low that all it takes is a woman's accusation and signs that sex occurred. Neither witnesses nor sign of extremely serious physical trauma are required, and there is no escape for men who are equally intoxicated as the intoxicated woman they are with.
Ironically, they hadn't been voyeuristic and wanted to record this for posterity and sharing with others, they'd be looking at felony records right now. That sort of thing sets a dangerous new precedent for women; if men want to be free from the accusation of rape, they need to record their hookups.
If the prosecutor cares about rape victims, he'll get his staff to comb through every law on the books that still applies in his jurisdiction from British common law, to modern city ordinances to find every possible statute he can use against her.
MINEOLA, N.Y. - An official says the woman who claimed she was gang-raped in a New York college bathroom recanted her story after prosecutors told her a video of the liaison might exist.Contrary to popular belief, a very significant portion of rape accusations (as high as 60% in some studies) are completely false. They lie for various reasons, ranging from evading responsibility for infidelity, to pure maliciousness, to buyer's remorse. The fact that rape covers everything from drunken sex, to a woman "feeling coerced," to violent, clearly non-consensual sex doesn't help.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Thursday that consensual sex took place in the bathroom.
Rice declined to identify the woman, citing concern for her safety and an investigation into whether to charge her.
The woman had said she was tied up and assaulted by five men early Sunday. Four were arrested. She changed her story Wednesday night and they have been released.
An attorney for one of the men has said the encounter was recorded on a cell phone.
"It looks more like a porn movie," Victor Daly-Rivera said. "It showed just the opposite of what the allegations were. There was no tying up, there was no bruising, there was no screaming."
Feminists and traditionalists alike want to see rape stamped out, which is why the standards of evidence are so ridiculously low that all it takes is a woman's accusation and signs that sex occurred. Neither witnesses nor sign of extremely serious physical trauma are required, and there is no escape for men who are equally intoxicated as the intoxicated woman they are with.
Ironically, they hadn't been voyeuristic and wanted to record this for posterity and sharing with others, they'd be looking at felony records right now. That sort of thing sets a dangerous new precedent for women; if men want to be free from the accusation of rape, they need to record their hookups.
If the prosecutor cares about rape victims, he'll get his staff to comb through every law on the books that still applies in his jurisdiction from British common law, to modern city ordinances to find every possible statute he can use against her.
I think it is buyers remorse that is the source of all of these gang-bang cum rapes (yes that was intentional) They get all excited about the act but then find that once the excitement is over they are left feeling dirty. I think that happens in a lot of these, perhaps why black men are so often accused of rape by white women. It was all good in their minds while endlessly thinking of the taboo, but then once that wears away the taboo comes back full force. I've been there myself (not with men! black or otherwise thank you very much!) but the difference is that I made a conscious decision and regardless of how I feel later I have to take full responsibility for my actions. I think that is, in general, how men think. Not that society or the courts would buy a rape claim by a man without extraordinary proof.