[–] ArchVile 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
How is this going to make people afraid of using the court system? One of the most damning parts of this is Jackie's lack of cooperation with police. She avoided the legal system (I would, too if I were making shit up). If anything, the lesson here is to at least try the legal system before turning to click-bait "journalists" if you have been the victim of a crime.
[–] corsairio ago
There are people that want false accusations of rape to be a punishable offense. They are using this case as a flagship.
But it is good you bring this up, because we should also not make people afraid of getting in touch with journalists. Think of all those people that get raped by high level officials, as in the pedophile rings that every now and then get uncovered in the UK or DC.
For instance:
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2015/01/royal-sex-scandal-prince-andrew-pedophile-flight-logs/
These people run the courts. What recourse could you have as a woman or girl when you've been raped by the people that are supposed to bring justice? Why should we play into their hands and allow them to not only not grant them justice, but punish them if they ever seek it?
[–] ArchVile ago (edited ago)
How are media that publish rape accusations like it's a bodily function going to help any of that?