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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 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 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 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 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. |
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 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 August 5, 2003 Carey Roberts |
Promoting False Allegations of Rape False allegations of rape are far more common than most people imagine. |
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 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. |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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. |
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 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 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 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 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 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. |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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. |
Reason February 2002 Cathy Young |
Excluded Evidence The dark side of rape shield laws... |
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 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 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. |
Reason December 2008 Radley Balko |
Innocence Denied As the science of DNA testing improves, labs can go further and further back in time to test even damaged and partially decomposed DNA evidence. |
ifeminists October 7, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Collective Western Guilt Burdens Today's Children A "compensation culture" seems to be spreading through poor nations. This attitude toward the West draws upon Western guilt over its own prosperity and over historical wrongs, like slavery. This collective guilt is especially undeserved when placed on the blameless shoulders of children born today. |
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 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. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2012 Patrick Walter |
Forensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice A forensics error has led to an innocent man being held for five months on a charge of rape in the UK. The DNA sample from the rape victim was contaminated during a routine DNA extraction procedure, although this is thought to have been an isolated incident. |
ifeminists June 8, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Privacy: Throwing Babies Out with Bath Water Privacy rights are under attack and cases are so legally tangled that analysis becomes blurred and bad law based on judicial activism becomes more possible. |
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. |