tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post6294857149973431061..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Lying About RapeDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-53202351259321275732014-11-01T21:30:40.240-07:002014-11-01T21:30:40.240-07:00Oh heck, I'm a frickin' Pollyanna. Unfortu...Oh heck, I'm a frickin' Pollyanna. Unfortunately, it's the big things and the long time frames over which I'm a cockeyed optimist. On the shorter time scale and more locally all kinds of nasty stuff will continue to happen although with gradually decreasing frequency/intensity.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-36473056511743196732014-10-31T20:37:25.032-07:002014-10-31T20:37:25.032-07:00allen … you're right, of course … ideally you ...allen … you're right, of course … ideally you would not be. Civil defamation suits are really the only other alternative … as I believe the Duke lacrosse players did successfully. I do tend towards idealism at times … oh, okay, always...maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-6708747169051735972014-10-31T16:40:28.897-07:002014-10-31T16:40:28.897-07:00"...Don’t we want to discourage liars from ly..."...Don’t we want to discourage liars from lying"<br /><br />Yes...yes we should!KauaiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-68470786102708082022014-10-31T13:40:12.795-07:002014-10-31T13:40:12.795-07:00Dang. Hit "Publish Your Comment" a trifl...Dang. Hit "Publish Your Comment" a trifle too quick. "a" is me.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-36730502289607505262014-10-31T13:39:27.304-07:002014-10-31T13:39:27.304-07:00The obvious problem is that the sorts of decisions...The obvious problem is that the sorts of decisions that would lead to the prosecution of false rape charges don't occur in a vacuum. They occur in a politically-charged atmosphere that's liable to make those bringing the charges distinctly uncomfortable. Better to let someone who makes false accusations escape justice then for a prosecuting attorney to suffer criticism.<br /><br />As these things often do, over time the situation will right itself but that's scant comfort to someone who's had their life ruined only to see the liar who precipitated the ruination escape without a scratch.anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-38546634393784763692014-10-30T21:52:16.110-07:002014-10-30T21:52:16.110-07:00I'm not doubting that false rape reports are m...I'm not doubting that false rape reports are more common than most other crimes. A problem is, though, it also tends to be underreported, due to the stigma unfortunately attached. I can see the need to walk a fine line … but the one I would walk is to make it as easy as possible to report the crime (which we've taken steps towards) but to harshly enforce perjury charges against those found to have lied … not every accused rapist found not guilty is the result of a lie, but when the lie is provable? Jail time for the liar.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com