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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Be a human being. I get that being falsely accused of rape is maybe the biggest fear any guy has. But the odds of a that happening have to be up there with getting hit by lightning or attacked by a shark.
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Not so...In the town that I live, there are any number of "statutory rape" charges against HS aged guys every year...their crime? Having consensual sex with a slightly younger girlfriend. Also, quite a few embarrassed young ladies (they got caught by parents in the act), cop out and blame the guy, statutory or not, the poor guy has the law fall on him like a ton of bricks.
At the hospital where I work, a female patient was unhappy with a male nurse, because, he was following doctor's orders and limiting the times that the lady could get narcotics...her "get even" solution? Ruin the guy's life with a ludicrous accusation. With just an unsubstantiated claim, the RN had to surrender his license, thereby losing his livelihood. He was bullied by police, and was coerced into a false "confession". And DESPITE a judge having BLASTED the cops and prosecutors, the charges have NOT been formally dropped after TWO YEARS!
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=35238819 The RN was a "charge nurse" on a night shift, when this alleged incident occurred, so, he was with the LPNs (who cannot administer IV push meds in Utah), aides and clerks continuously. It would have been impossible for him to have been away from his station for any extended amount of time, he would have had to have done this deed in a room with a door, open to the hall, near the Nurses station, that could NOT be locked. Moreover, the staff vouched for his whereabouts that night.
My practical experience in observing rape cases, is that there seems to be an assumption of GUILT, in an effort to protect victims.