We must take care not to harm someone's personal reputation. It is better to remain silent and to refrain from judging them until their guilt is certain. For destroying an innocent person's reputation is tantamount to raping them emotionally. We can destroy one world among billions with unwarranted suspicion. It is always best not to rush to judgment or think the worst of our fellow man until we do know they did wrong.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Making false accusations is criminal. Indeed, those who are falsely accused do suffer. Their reputations are ruined even when their names are cleared sometimes.
But it’s not the same as rape. Two different crimes.
Think of all the gossip and slander that happens every day, and people don’t think it’s a big deal. It’s sad, and all of us have been the victims and all of us have done it to others at various times.
False witness is a big time sin; in the top 10 as I recall.
I have to disagree.
Anyone should be allowed to say whatever they want to say, within reason.
Don’t get me wrong: nobody should yell ‘FIRE’, etc. unless there really is one. And no one should maliciously and falsely accuse, so as to use the police and courts to harrass or menace an innocent party. That strumpet did that, tied up the courts, created near riot, and threatened to destroy the lives of those families. There’s plenty extant law to put her (it?) away.
But how do you acertain when somebodies been “emotionally raped?” Is it feelings?
Saying: “Your mother wears army boots.” to another is not rape. But call for a law like this and your liable to have the equivalent.
Consider who’s in congress.
Words mean things.
Let’s let rape mean rape.
Libel, slander, false witness or anything else can then be properly applied.
The Clinton machine made this type of personal destruction an art.....which has continued to this day.
A different case from Clarence Thomas. There was no evidence in the Thomas case. The Duke boys got themselves in a position where the rape case could be credibly made. If you hire a prostitute, you shouldn't be shocked to find she has no morals. Luckily for the boys, Duke learned a harder lesson. If you stand in support of a prostitute, don't be surprised if she screws you for money