This sort of thing

[granny_gertrude]

makes me so angry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12582581

Well done love, rape victims have enough trouble reporting the crime and standing up to their attacker(s) without giving more ammunition to the 'cry wolf' issue.

Ugh.

Comments

[helbling]

I get really annoyed at the media for reporting these sorts of cases - only about 1.6% of reported rapes turn out to be fake - for comparison, about 2.6% of reported vehicle thefts turn out to be fake - so loudly. It does nothing to fight the stereotype that every other reported case is false. I'd like to throttle both the reporters and the woman.

Did you see the one about 6 months ago where a woman was threatened by her ex and his family into retracting her accusation, and when she got away from them and told the police what happened...they jailed her for 3 months for wasting police time. *headdesk headdesk headdesk*

[citation_needed]

I loathe this sort of thing too. An accusation of rape is a heavy burden to place on someone if they are not guilty, it's not something that can be shook off merely by a judge saying the guy isn't guilty, it just doesn't wash with everyone. All this wasted time and effort could have been better spent on some actual crimes!