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Damn_Underscore posted...

If it happened a long time ago, then unless there is somehow still evidence or at least corroborating witnesses then the person who did it will go unpunished. The only way for that person to be punished is in the afterlife if there is one. And we don't know if the person who did it is honestly sorry even though he is too afraid to actually admit he did it. It's no longer for humans to decide. There's a reason modern American society has a rule of "innocent until proven guilty." Society would fall apart without it.

American society doesn't have that rule tho, American courts do. It's ok to form an opinion off of inconclusive evidence, just don't go allowing those opinions to result in criminal punishments.
Twin3Turbo posted...

The problem with many rape accusations and "evidence" is that there is always some sort of mitigating factor the other side can throw in there. It was consensual, she liked it rough, etc. It will almost always turn into a "he said she said" thing.

This along with the fact that many rapes go unreported has me thinking we need to start fresh with how Americans report a rape. Idk how yet, but we can just treat it as the exact same as every other crime.

nemu posted...

It can be helpful in the case of "here is my story, hope this encourages other people to bring forward their stories and then get evidence for a conviction." What's not helpful is "here are uncorroborated he-said, she said stories, let's let the court of public opinion throw the book at them."

Depends what you mean by "throw the book at them". Obviously no criminal punishments tho.
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