05-11-2018, 03:00 PM
I guess I am more jaded about this issue than many of you because of my profession. As a criminal defense attorney I have seen multiple cases of women lying about consensual sex and claiming rape just because they were mad at their boyfriend/lover.
Rape cases are very complicated because both parties can agree that they had sex, then the question becomes "What was each person thinking when they had sex?"
The advocates against sexual assault and rape almost never consider the power they are giving women. They never even consider that a woman would get mad at a man and want to lie to get him in trouble, but it happens a lot. Sometimes it is not even them getting mad at the guy. Instead it is a fear that their parents will find out, or maybe a boyfriend will find out she had sex with another guy. Then consensual sex becomes rape. And even in cases where there is zero evidence of any force being used the guy could be in deep shit.
Rape cases are very complicated because both parties can agree that they had sex, then the question becomes "What was each person thinking when they had sex?"
The advocates against sexual assault and rape almost never consider the power they are giving women. They never even consider that a woman would get mad at a man and want to lie to get him in trouble, but it happens a lot. Sometimes it is not even them getting mad at the guy. Instead it is a fear that their parents will find out, or maybe a boyfriend will find out she had sex with another guy. Then consensual sex becomes rape. And even in cases where there is zero evidence of any force being used the guy could be in deep shit.
