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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 19, 2007 Carey Roberts	Lynch Mob Fever at Duke University "Outrageous" is the word that comes to mind that describes what happened to the Duke Three, accused of gang-raping Crystal Gail Mangum.
ifeminists August 5, 2003 Carey Roberts	Promoting False Allegations of Rape False allegations of rape are far more common than most people imagine.
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.
Reason February 2002 Cathy Young	Excluded Evidence The dark side of rape shield laws...
ifeminists December 27, 2007 Carey Roberts	Winners of the Coveted 2007 Award for Political Incorrectness The Duke lacrosse case represents an enduring failure of the American mainstream media.
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 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 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 December 20, 2006 Wendy McElroy	Immunity May Not Protect Duke Prosecutor Absolute immunity was never meant to suppress evidence, dilute police procedure, or violate civil rights. But when checks and balances within the system refuse to work, then it becomes a blank check on the use of power.
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 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 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 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 28, 2006 Leving & Sacks	California Spousal Rape Bill Will Harm Innocent Men False accusations of violence or abuse are endemic in family law cases. The California Senate and the Assembly Committee on Public Safety recently approved a misguided bill which will make the problem worse by easing the way for spurious spousal rape allegations to be used against fathers.
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 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 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 August 30, 2006 Carey Roberts	No Need to Keep Duke Rape Accuser's Name Secret The cat is out of the bag. The identity of the Duke rape accuser has been widely disseminated on the radio, via the internet, in public legal documents, and in an encyclopedia.
ifeminists October 22, 2006 Wendy McElroy	In Duke Rape Case, Justice Relies on Jurors Those in charge of the legal system are damaging justice itself. It is time for average people to bring fairness and standards back into the courtroom. Certainly, those with authority over the Duke rape case cannot be trusted to do so.
ifeminists January 10, 2007 Wendy McElroy	In Duke Rape Case, Accused Fight Back The legal and moral travesty that is the Duke 'rape' case is winding down. The aftermath is commencing -- but what will it look like?
ifeminists November 15, 2006 Wendy McElroy	Nifong's Elected. Will 'Duke' Proceed? Mike Nifong, won the election for D.A. that has been so intimately linked to the Duke University rape case. He still faces two basic alternatives: dismiss the case or go to trial. What will happen now that he has won a full term?
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 November 14, 2007 Carey Roberts	Until Proven Innocent: Cultural Marxism at Duke How did a drug-addled stripper succeed in smearing the reputations of three Duke lacrosse players? That's the question that Stuart Taylor and KC Johnson pose in their recent bell-ringer book, Until Proven Innocent.
ifeminists July 25, 2007 Carey Roberts	Rarer than Rabies: The Legacy of Michael Nifong Michael Nifong's malfeasance has thrust the problem of prosecutorial abuse back into the public eye.
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?
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 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 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 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 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 May 7, 2007 WolfmanMac	False Rape Claims -- No Publicity is Bad Publicity The structure of sexual harassment law, both in its federal and "campus speech code" incarnations is such that there is little downside to leveling accusations and an excellent possibility that the target's life will be ruined or at least drastically altered as a result.
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 March 17, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Feminist Confession Reveals Cultural Shift Should women who wrongfully accuse men of sexual harassment be held accountable? Some women who cry wolf aren't receiving automatic sympathy.
ifeminists April 27, 2007 David R. Usher	Feminists Still Think Duke Players are Guilty Congress needs to reform the Violence Against Women Act to help prevent false accusations or rape, but also help women who have no financial means to support their allegations.
ifeminists January 12, 2008 WolfmanMac	A Tale of Two Rapes More common in today's society is the the false cry of rape driven by emotional motivation.
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 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 April 13, 2009 Wendy McElroy	Understanding Sexual Harassment With all the "guidance" offered by lawsuits, feminist theorists, government agencies, and privately drafted policies, a question about sexual harassment still remains: what is it?
ifeminists September 16, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Confronting Prison Rape A bright light is about to be shone on an almost unseen social problem: prison rape. On Sept. 4, President Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act, which provides for an annual Department of Justice review on the rate and effects of prison rape. Why should you care?
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.
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 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.
Reason December 2007 Radley Balko	No Money, No Justice Do public defenders deserve scorn, or bigger budgets? Book review: Defending the Damned: Inside Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's Office, by Kevin Davis.
ifeminists June 21, 2006 Gordon E. Finley	One Woman's Word For Americans, One Woman's Word must be made exactly equal to One Man's Word -- nothing more and nothing less. Equality in bond and sanction is the only inherently defensible position.
ifeminists November 27, 2007 Carey Roberts	The Disgrace of CNN's Nancy Grace In her unrelenting support for the three lacrosse players at Duke, Nancy Grace overstepped her bounds from journalist to sensationalist.
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 June 26, 2007 Carey Roberts	The Disgrace of the Duke 88 These 88 Duke professors acted in a scurrilous manner to foster race hysteria, inflame gender relationships, and trample on the due process protections for three men falsely accused of the crime of rape.
Salon.com May 8, 2002 Charles Taylor	The ultimate violation Two writers -- a philosopher and a working-class Southern man -- describe the horror of violent rape and their long journeys back from darkness...
ifeminists October 12, 2005 Carey Roberts	The Female Libido Becomes Unleashed There's a perverse side to free love that can be summed up in three words: pornography, rape, and prostitution. Pornography is now being touted as the next rampart to be stormed in the crusade for women's liberation.