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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Yeah, unfortunately that's the reality of it. I would say though even in cases where there seems to be strong evidence like that NI Rugby player case, the men seem to get off. Also, what they need to be looking at is how these cases are dealt with and how the victim is treated in court, like she's the one on trial. Talk about what she was wearing, passing her underwear around the court etc
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It doesn't help that there are constant calls to "prosecute the accuser" if a rape case is found not to be proven - who is going to take that risk when they've already been through a trauma? It shouldn't even be
whispered unless there's some sort of concrete evidence of fabrication, e.g. the accused being verified to have been nowhere near the location (by independent, verifiable sources - not their pals and family).