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Old 15-06-2018, 11:43 AM #11
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Originally Posted by Vicky. View Post
Even with a film of it, they will get off and the girl will be blamed in some way or called a liar or something. I have no faith in the 'system' for rape/sexual assault cases anymore and cannot blame women for not reporting tbh given how they are treated when they do report.

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Edit: Ah, spotted the part that will make it both her fault, and make her a liar
Yup, the system is utterly ****ed when it comes to how Rape trials are carried out. It's the victim on trial and not the defendant. It shouldn't come down to whether the victim's actions 'invited' the attacker on, it should come down to one simple fact, did the defendant have consent or not?

When you look at the low conviction rates of rape across the board I wonder why anyone bothers reporting it. It's a ****ing epidemic and has been since time immemorial and the courts won't equip themselves with the right attitudes or approach to cases to deal with it.
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