only for starters, then they should have to do the equivalent amount of time as the accused faced...
Posted on 12/17/2013 5:04:38 PM PST by OddLane
Eighty years -- that's about how long it took the state of Alabama to posthumously pardon the last three of nine men who were falsely accused and wrongly convicted of raping two white women on a train. They infamously were called the Scottsboro Boys, because the nine black men were just 12- to 19-years-old when they were arrested in 1931.
It turned out that the women, Ruby Bates and Victoria Price, had lied to police about the rapes. At one of the trials, Bates recanted her testimony, saying she had made it all up. Still, the all-white jury convicted the boys, one after another.
Forty-three years later, a similar story: This time it was Delbert Tibbs, who died recently of cancer. Tibbs spent nearly three years in prison in Florida after he was convicted in 1974 of a rape and murder that he had nothing to do with, according to the Florida Supreme Court.
Ancient history, you say? We've moved past those shameful days of unequal justice, you insist. Think again.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, false accusers should be punished. On the other hand, the knowledge that they will be punished could keep some false accusers from recanting. I don’t like sex crimes. Never did. For those who actually commit them no punishment is enough. But there also a lot of people whose lives have been ruined who did nothing wrong.
And often there is no good way to tell which is which.
Sued back to pre-puberty.
Yes.
only for starters, then they should have to do the equivalent amount of time as the accused faced...
The problem with imprisoning accusers who recant is that it discourages recantation. It’s a horrible choice, but we need to temper justice with common sense. On the flip side, accusations of rape need some sort of corroboration or at least a whiff of plausibility.
They should be given the same sentence as a would be rapist would. And...any money, property or future proceeds as well.
Bump.
yes
Okay, that makes a bit more sense.
I have several women friends who are LE “Victim’s Advocates”. A whole lot of what they do is talking dumb Bambi-ettes out of the morning after regrets:
“So, you willingly got pissed with this guy? You willingly went back to his apartment? You willingly went into his bedroom? And NOW you decide that was a dumb idea, and, as a consequence, you want to ruin his life by accusing him of rape?”
Most come to their senses; a few are hard sells - the ones who want to CYA with mommy and daddy.
The way I see it, the knowledge that they could be punished could keep some false accusers from lying in the first place.
You over estimate the deterrence effect of possible punishment. The types who do this are just not that smart.
Don’t forget the only way these guys are cleared in the first place is when these sl*ts recant unless physical evidence suggests someone else.
IMHO, not a safe assumption.
*Ping*
Yes!
Someone admits to lying about such a serious matter and is willing to ruin another persons life should be dealt with in some fashion. Of course the lawyers don’t see a big money payout for themselves in most cases so naturally they aren’t interested.
A victim may not want to sue since their own conduct may not have been entirely above board either and have ones life dissected endlessly is not a prospect most of us would relish.
A fine book on civil suits for slander, a true story, is QBVII, which later became a movie.
Lastly, win or lose, all the lawyers collect their fees. So how much justice can a person afford?
should be charged with perjury, with the same sentencing guidelines as the rape charge.
True, but there are a lot of false accusations made in the heat of the moment without thought of the consequences.
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