03-13-2016, 08:38 AM
(03-13-2016, 12:25 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: Getting charged with rape and committing rape are two different things.
It's known that he raped her.
How? And don't say because he settled. I'm not certain if Ben's innocence, but I am certain that the argument of guilt because of the settlement is weak. Here's why:
The burden of proof is far lighter in a civil case (preponderance of evidence) than it is in a civil one (proof beyond a reasonable doubt). In other words, a criminal prosecutor needs to show proof, while a civil one need only show that guilt is likely. Thus, one's chances of being wrongly convicted are much higher in a civil case than in a criminal one. Add to that the fact that it is often less expensive to settle than to pay for a long drawn out legal battle, and you can see that there are sometimes reasons to settle a civil case even if you are innocent.
I'm not saying that I know that is the case here, but I am saying that you can't completely rule it out as a possibility. Settling is simply NOT an automatic admission of guilt.
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081227211003AA5zCdO
https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-mean-to-settle-out-of-court
And just so you understand, I'm not saying I know you're wrong about Ben's guilt. You may still be right about that. I am, however, saying that you are wrong in thinking you can be 100% certain of it. You can't. Only two people in this world can be, and you're not one of them.
