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Originally Posted by DJones
Subjective may be a bad choice of word. It's just a gigantic gray area he said she said mess. The consent laws are moving in a very weird direction where cops aren't even sure if a crime took place.
The system is just not set up to deal with it. My daughter is getting older and I would like their to be a better system set up to deal with date rape and the like. I'm not a lawyer but it's clear to see that it's not a perfect system.
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What do you mean the "consent laws" are moving to a bad place? You said it yourself, the issue with this case is likely a he said she said issue with no witnesses around or other evidence to push towards the alleged victims favour.
It's a terrible situation, especially if a crime was committed, but what are you proposing? Allowing more people, such as a jury, into a situation that lacks clear evidence doesn't help anyone, it just prolongs things for no better of an outcome. The right thing isn't to send a crime with minimal it no evidence to court and jury, the right process is keep the professionals who can find evidence looking until they truly hit the final dead end or find enough evidence to charge.