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Originally Posted by lostalex
well that's a good question... what do you say to the legitimate victims who walk away feeling like what happened to them didn't happen, that they are the liars. that they are the wrong ones. what do you say to them when their victimizers walk away scott free?
our system says "just suck it up", that's the wy the cards fall, you were violated in a horrible way, but it's better that you are called a liar, and a false accuser, and if you continue to accuse the person who violated you, then you can be sued for lying. We'd rather 1000 people be called liars,. we'd rather call 1000 victims liars and deny the crimes against them, than convict 1 innocent man.
That's how the justice system works now.
Imagine how that feels, to be violated and abused., and then told that you are a liar, that you are not allowed to even talk about how you were abused, that the person who abused you is innocent, and if you even speak about it again, then you can be held liable for making those claims, knowing that it's the truth.
How would you feel being told that you aren't even allowed to talk about what someone did to you, because they were found "innocent" in a court?
imagine what a mind-**** that would be.
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You can just flip that over, though - Imagine how it would feel to know that you have done nothing wrong, to go to court and be told that you are violent and a criminal, that the person who is accusing you dishonestly is the "victim", and that you're going to go to prison despite being innocent. Imagine sitting in a cell for years, knowing that you are NOT guilty, that you DIDN'T do what the whole world now believes about you, but you have no choice but to suck it up and live like that.
Can you imagine what a mind-**** THAT would be?? At least a victim who doesn't have justice served is still free... at least they can attempt to move on, and live a normal human life. An incorrectly imprisoned innocent person has all of those same feelings, has been equally failed by the justice system, and on top of that has had their freedom taken away from them.