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ifeminists August 5, 2003 Carey Roberts |
Promoting False Allegations of Rape False allegations of rape are far more common than most people imagine. |
ifeminists April 26, 2007 Carey Roberts |
VAWA Casts a Long Shadow over the Duke Fiasco Here's the dirty little secret of D.A.s who prosecute sexual assault and domestic violence cases: many of the claims they pursue are as flaky as a pie crust and their chances of winning a jury conviction are slim. So why do they bother to go after the case? |
ifeminists February 13, 2007 Don Mathis |
How VAWA Separates Children From Fathers The result of the VAWA is rampant false claims of abuse. This means that children are removed from decent, loving fathers. The Violence Against Women Act must be radically altered or else it will continue to destroy the father/child bond. |
ifeminists February 16, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Spousal Rape Case Sparks Old Debate When indications of violence are absent, it is reasonable for the legal system to require a higher standard of evidence to convict a husband of rape. |
ifeminists July 29, 2003 Ed Ward |
Kobe's Number Called, Learns No Man Is Safe in Western Civilized Nations On July 1, 2003 Kobe Bryant learned about the current draconian laws that can be applied, at a minimum, any time a man does not have video and audio surveillance of a one on one encounter with a female. |
ifeminists January 6, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Prosecutor Grandstanding Undermines Justice If the goal in a rape trial, like any other law enforcement action, is to protect the innocent, the obvious solution is to name neither party until after a trial verdict. But police and prosecutors do not advocate this remedy. |
ifeminists October 28, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Kobe Case Puts Victims' Rights on Trial A growing belief that false accusations of sexual assault have become commonplace has prompted a demand for fairer treatment of those accused, especially from the media. |
ifeminists June 9, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
How to Form an Informed Opinion Like it or not, personal opinion of court cases has become part of the process of justice in America. How to make a judgment based more on facts and less on rhetoric. |
ifeminists July 22, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
False Rape Charges Hurt Real Victims If the charge against Kobe Bryant is proven false, a backlash against women reporting violence may occur. The highest level of evidence and credible testimony should be required before ruining a man's life in that manner. |
ifeminists January 26, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Removing Legal Incentives to Lie The false accusations that impact most people often occur in the process of divorce, in battles over custody and child support. For years, advocates of fathers' rights have accused the family courts of being "anti-male" and of rubber-stamping women's claims. |
ifeminists August 19, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Law Needs New Category of Sexual Assault On Jan. 6, the California Supreme Court ruled that when a woman rescinds consent during sex, the man becomes guilty of rape if he does not stop immediately. Such laws trivialize the crime of rape and encourage false accusations that, in turn, threaten the credibility of actual rape victims. |
ifeminists January 31, 2007 Wendy McElroy |
Continuing to Defame the 'Duke 3' as Rapists Every day it becomes clearer: the three Duke University students accused of kidnapping and sexual assault are innocent. Why does defamation of the accused continue? |
ifeminists September 8, 2004 Carey Roberts |
Kobe Bryant: Alice-in-Wonderland Justice The dismissal of rape charges against the basketball superstar has triggered a lively debate how the decision will affect sexual assault cases in the future. |
ifeminists April 8, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
False Rape Claims Hurt Women Rape usually carries a stiff sentence and extreme stigma. The highest level of evidence and credible testimony should be required before ruining a man's life in that manner. |
ifeminists April 30, 2007 Stephen Baskerville |
Duke Case Demonstrates Feminist "Justice" Decades of pursuing illusory, subjective, and politically defined "justice" have left Americans so incapable of distinguishing guilt from innocence that we are now inured to the most open injustice. |
ifeminists November 26, 2007 Darrin Albert |
The Hazards of Duke The Duke rape case reveals some specific hazards that may prove pragmatic for society to exercise some restraint and/or caution: The Crying Wolf Effect... Herjury... Avoidance of Preventative Measures... etc. |
ifeminists November 2, 2005 Leving & Sacks |
PBS Declares War on Dads Breaking the Silence is a direct assault on American fathers, and the minimal, hard won gains they have made in protecting their children's right to have their fathers in their lives. |
ifeminists April 7, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Lies of Faux Victims Cast Doubt on Real Ones Will you be willing to believe the next woman (or man) who claims to be a victim? |
Reason January 2004 Cathy Young |
Kobe's Rights: Rape, justice, and double standards The case of Kobe Bryant's alleged sexual assault raises some serious issues about the way the justice system treats rape complainants and defendants. |
ifeminists July 20, 2005 Ray Blumhorst |
After the Facts, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against Men I am impressed by the courage of After the Facts' young filmmaker to try to present a more balanced understanding of all the issues involved in domestic violence. |
ifeminists June 9, 2007 Carey Roberts |
Lots of Lucre in False Claims of Abuse In a country that prides itself on the "innocent until proven guilty" principle, how do we account for these legal travesties in which the following four women made phony allegations of abuse? |
ifeminists June 9, 2004 Sacks & Brass |
National Fatherhood Initiative's Ad Campaign Insults African-American Fathers While the NFI's goal is laudable, research shows that a major factor in black fatherlessness, which the NFI campaign completely ignores, is the obstruction of fathers' visitation rights by custodial mothers. |
ifeminists May 16, 2007 Leving & Sacks |
Equal Rights Amendment Yes, 'Women's Equality Amendment' No Unfortunately, the bill's sponsors have changed the ERA's name to the Women's Equality Amendment. There's a major problem with that, because when considering injustices based on gender, today men and fathers can lay claim to many of them. |
Salon.com May 22, 2002 Chris Colin |
The ultimate weapon Pederastic priests, molesting fathers -- charges of sexual abuse are everywhere these days. But a growing movement of aggrieved men claim the accusations have gotten out of hand... |
ifeminists July 26, 2006 Carey Roberts |
The Kiss-and-Accuse Capers Few men have the financial wherewithal of a former NFL player, sitting judge, or media personality. So when they are accused of domestic violence, men often find themselves dragged into a legal machinery that eventually leaves them penniless, disillusioned, and broken. |
ifeminists August 9, 2009 Tony Zizza |
What if Ben Roethlisberger is innocent? False allegations of sexual assault and rape are in no way - a game. |
ifeminists June 5, 2007 Leving & Sacks |
NY Electronic Tagging Device Bill -- An Orwellian Measure Assembly Bill 5424 is a draconian measure which will victimize many innocent New York men and fathers. The bill requires any person against whom an order of protection is issued.to wear an electronic monitoring device. |
ifeminists January 14, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
When Is It Rape? On Jan. 6, the California Supreme Court ruled that if a woman rescinds consent during the sex act, the man is guilty of rape if he does not stop immediately. The prosecution of rape used to be skewed against women. Now it seems to be skewed against men. |
ifeminists September 23, 2003 Glenn Sacks |
Convicted Murderess Can Get Custody but Decent Fathers Can't Clara Harris, a Texas woman who was convicted of murdering her husband in March, was just granted joint custody of her twin five year-old boys. The ruling validates what fathers' and children's advocates have been saying for years -- when it comes to children, many courts believe that mothers can do no wrong. |
ifeminists May 18, 2005 Carey Roberts |
VAWA Law Polarizes the Sexes, Weakens the Family The Violence Against Women Act represents a frontal assault on both fatherhood and on the integrity of the traditional family. |
ifeminists February 25, 2007 Stephen Baskerville |
Statistics from the Ministry of Truth The DOJ's recently declared that domestic violence has been cut in half over ten years. Men's advocates reply that the figures do not include violence against male victims. But larger issues are involved, like the manipulation of information (and us) by the government. |
ifeminists June 18, 2008 Carey Roberts |
Sex, Lies, and Datatapes of the Partner Abuse Industry The domestic violence industry is reeling from a recent series of high-profile scandals, leaving abuse workers to wonder how things could have possibly gone so wrong. |
ifeminists April 5, 2006 Carey Roberts |
Child Support Gold-Diggers Laws that protect women from rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment all rest on a simple assumption: women who claim to be victims are almost always telling the truth. Maybe it's time to revisit that belief. |
Reason February 2002 Cathy Young |
Excluded Evidence The dark side of rape shield laws... |
ifeminists August 11, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Seeking Criminal Justice in Civil Court Feminist groups advocate civil proceedings for sexual abuse because "victims" will win more often and with less evidence. |
ifeminists November 1, 2006 Wendy McElroy |
Don't Always Believe the Victim Two recent news stories differ in significant details but share a common message: false accusations of sexual abuse kill innocent people and devastate lives. The stories reveal the terrible human cost imposed by the often heard demand, 'always believe the victim'. |
ifeminists August 8, 2008 Teri Stoddard |
Equal Custody And VAWA Regarding custody, the Violence Against Women Act is unconstitutional and full of misandry. |
ifeminists July 29, 2003 |
Sacks Blasts Those Harassing Kobe's Accuser Men's and fathers' issues radio talk-show host Glenn Sacks blasted those threatening and harassing the alleged victim in the Kobe Bryant rape case, calling them "demented animals" on his Los Angeles talk show His Side with Glenn Sacks. |
ifeminists April 20, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
False Rape Claim Hurts Real Victims Instead of publicizing sexual violence against women, this case has spotlighted the problem of false accusations against men. |
ifeminists October 20, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
In Kobe Case, Accuser Is Rightly Identified The accuser swings between demanding privacy and taking public action. As a practical matter, it is becoming increasingly apparent that those who bring accusations cannot have both. |
ifeminists March 2, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse |
The True Cost of False Witness False or frivolous charges of child abuse play havoc with the family court system, and in the lives of many innocent people. At the very least, society needs to impose some penalty for inflicting those kinds of costs on others. |
ifeminists March 29, 2008 Terri Lynn Tersak |
Congressional Guidelines for Abusing Women This report examines the many problems the author finds inherent in local and national services and legal protections that are designed to help victims of domestic abuse. |
Reason May 2007 Cathy Young |
Assault Behind Bars How big a problem is prison rape in the U.S. -- and what can be done about it? |
ifeminists September 15, 2004 Leving & Sacks |
Ruling in High-Profile Marks Custody Case: Painful but Correct For too long many American family courts have been kangaroo courts in which perjury and false allegations are not only tolerated but are frequently rewarded. |
ifeminists May 12, 2004 |
Alert to Action! Write Dear Abby Reaction to advice given via a Dear Abby column on falsely reporting domestic violence. |
ifeminists April 12, 2006 McCormick & Sacks |
'Roe v. Wade for Men' Case Illustrates Family Law System's Inequities The "woman good/man bad" modus operandi of the American family law system has wounded children and the fathers they love and need. The problem cannot be resolved until we acknowledge and address the fundamental inequities of the system. |
ifeminists February 23, 2005 Tony Zizza |
New Divorce Bill Ripe For Abuse and Bias The fact of the matter is domestic violence and child abuse do not run nearly as rampant as we're led to be believe, but now with the newly amended divorce bill in Georgia, you can be sure false allegations of abuse will be flying all over the place even faster. |
ifeminists March 5, 2007 Teri Stoddard |
Can't Find a Husband? Men who embrace fatherhood are shown their time and influence aren't important. Our government does this by enforcing child support orders while not enforcing visitation orders. |
ifeminists October 11, 2006 Terri Lynn Tersak |
VAWA Fails to Protect Women Who Need Protection the Most Persons who file false or trivial claims of domestic violence are accorded equal standing by the abuse shelters and courts as the most seriously battered women. In a system rife with fraudulent claims, is clear that many of the programs are profiting handsomely. |
ifeminists September 13, 2007 Carey Roberts |
How Female Illegals Abuse the System Every year thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the "immigrant abuse scam." What's amazing is this shake-down is paid for by the U.S. taxpayer under the guise of stopping domestic violence. |