Comments on: “Airman Who Alleged Rape Faces Court-Martial” https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/08/airman-who-alleged-rape-faces-court-martial/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:56:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Deoxy https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/08/airman-who-alleged-rape-faces-court-martial/comment-page-1/#comment-8541 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:56:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5205#comment-8541 This is only shocking because we are conditioned to believe all women alleging rape are telling the truth or at least hav good reason… that is, it is shocking because it is so ridiculosly rare.

That’s not to say that this PARTICULAR case is just, mind you – I don’t know anything about this woman or her circumstances – only that the STANDARD treatment for false rape allegations is no consequences for the woman AT ALL (indeed, the average EXONERATED man faces worse consequences than the woman who falsely accused him).

]]> By: Jim Collins https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/08/airman-who-alleged-rape-faces-court-martial/comment-page-1/#comment-8540 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:55:23 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5205#comment-8540 I have a simple question. Were the charges brought against her before or after she refused to testify about the rape? Military law is very black and white. If she was raped then she wasn’t responsible for the “indecent act”. If she wasn’t raped then the “indecent act” must have been consensual. When she refused to testify to the rape, she left herself open to the charges for the “indecent act”. The underage drinking should stand on it’s own, either she did or didn’t drink alcohol, unless it was forced on her as part of the rape.

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