"EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RAPE"
Yes, it was rape. But in the absence of evidence, what can you expect them to do, rape or not?

The conviction rate is 8% not because the legal system is soft on rapists- it's just that the other 92% is made up of cases with incomplete (or a complete lack of) evidence as well as outright fabrications or what have you.

No, it's not a pleasent crime and no, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. But nor would I prefer that 92 innocent (or not proveably guilty) people get locked up for every 8 "genuine" convictions.
And anyone who says differently should have a wholly unfounded rape allegation raised against them, and ideally should be hauled through the Press and the court of public opinion before getting to a proper evidence-based trial and having people call you a liar, scum and a rapist even as you're found utterly not guilty (and get added to a register anyway, just in case).
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Mon 18 May 2009, 16:23, 1 reply)

I knew
my response wouldn't go down well.

I'm not expecting "them" (i.e. the legal profession) to do anything about it. Primarily because of the lack of evidence and the fact that the law does presume innocence unless there is absolute proof.

Which is a good thing.

And BTW I was accused of abusing my eldest child by my ex (one of the many people I don't hate who I should do) and was arrested for it, with the CPS subsequently not prosecuting. Still, that meant 8 years of my daughter's life that I lost, so the damage was done anyway.

I'm neither touting the line than all men are rapists or that the law should function differently from the way it does now.
( I_Was_Mordred, Mon 18 May 2009, 17:18, closed)