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Originally Posted by Peanut
Ugh. I get too worked up about this issue to even read half of these posts. As long as incidents like this are still happening in the world, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...n-boy-crm.html, the men's rights groups can shove it as far as I'm concerned. 8 years old. EIGHT YEARS OLD.
ETA: Ok, maybe they don't need to shove it. But I think more important issues than the "cry rape" are at hand. False accusations are a big deal, yes. But what is happening in our society to lead to these crimes against women and children? What is happening to boys and men in our society to lead 16-year olds from normal families in Calgary to be raping 8 year olds in a park? To men spiking drinks at clubs with drugs? To men date-raping women? I just don't understand.
False accusations are important and shouldn't be overlooked. But there are far, FAR, more urgent issues to be addressed regarding sexual assualts IMO. |
I don't think anyone was claiming that actual rape/abuse isn't really important. It's not an either/or scenario. Lots of people in this thread are just discussing how damaging false accusations can be, no one's saying they're more important than actual rape.
I don't think it's really relevant to say that men's right activists should "shove it" because there are "far FAR more urgent issues to be addressed regarding sexual assaults". That's like saying police shouldn't worry about vehicle thefts because people get murdered.