Suffragette1 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Surely the girl is guilty of a crime? Well, of course she is technically. She also gives those genuine women (who are the majority) a bad name and fuels the notion that tons of women 'cry rape' either as an act of revenge or because they have cold feet after the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 why has he no right? Is this a personal opinion? In law, a person charged with rape (or any crime, come to that) has no right to anonymity. Their names are published by the courts (eg. 1st July, Fred Bloggs in court #3 charged with murder) and can be printed by the media. I don't mean to say that he should not have that right, only that as things stand currently, he does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dink Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 He has no right to anonymity; whether the local papers actually did name him or not I don't know, but certainly anyone who checked with the court would know he was on trial for rape. so if you had sex with a girl and then she cried rape, you would be happy for you to be accused as a rapist?? When he is tried and found guilty then he should be named, not before then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Well, of course she is technically. She also gives those genuine women (who are the majority) a bad name and fuels the notion that tons of women 'cry rape' either as an act of revenge or because they have cold feet after the event. She might also have a personality disorder or other mental health issues. I find it staggering that this woman's story wasn't subject to closer scrutiny before the case was brought to court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 If she appeared in court, and told lies as a witness, she is guilty of perjury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I'm with BF (for once;)), It didn't used to be that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 so if you had sex with a girl and then she cried rape, you would be happy for you to be accused as a rapist?? When he is tried and found guilty then he should be named, not before then! I have no idea why you wrote the first sentence - its got nothing to do with reality. HeadingNorth has just explained why the accused has no right of anonymity when brought to trial. Its nothing to do with HN personally, its the law. Just don't shoot the messenger please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 She might also have a personality disorder or other mental health issues. I find it staggering that this woman's story wasn't subject to closer scrutiny before the case was brought to court. I also find it staggering, it doesn't ring true. Since when do cases come before the courts because a complainant pushes for it (as the reporting implies), regardless of the evidence, particularly a rape case? One would assume that the woman concerned will undergo some kind of assessment? It didn't used to be that way Aww BF - the occasional sparring is all good for the soul. It wouldn't do to agree on everything now, would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 so if you had sex with a girl and then she cried rape, you would be happy for you to be accused as a rapist?? I'd be extremely unhappy about it, but I don't make the law. The law is that the accused has no right of anonymity. There were already some fairly loud noises being made about changing that law, and a case like this one will only make them louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myriad Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 What's not to be certain about? The names of men accused of rape are always made public. The new government will be changing the law to allow the defendant to retain anonymity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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