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(12-05-2013 11:15 PM)LowerCaseG Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 09:24 PM)scorpion Wrote:  

Her story smelled like shit from the very beginning. These false rape accusations have got to stop. We need a law that shields the name of the ACCUSED just like the ACCUSER gets, at the very least until charges have been filed. The fact that a woman can manufacture a story with absolutely no evidence and stain a man's reputation for life is absolutely insane. Even more insane is the fact that she can do so and face minimal or no repercussions.

It should really be against the law for media outlets to report on this kind of shit. How the fuck are they allowed to drag the name of the accused through the mud while shielding the accuser? They can sensationalize one side of the story and ruin a man's life and make money doing so, but will never name the woman who accused him. And all this before he is even charged with a crime, much less convicted. It's truly fucked up.

It would be more effective if in this case the accused spoke publicly about himself, this epidemic, and what it is doing to young men across the country. After what he has been through, I think he can handle any extra media hate.

I also think there is an unspoken theme under the surface of episodes like these, and many domestic disputes involving sexually prolific men. It is the generally accepted belief that using women for sexual pleasure, just by itself, should be criminally or financially punished. When you have a crazy bitch after you, the first thing every woman and white knight will ask you is, "Well, what did you do?"

The best thing he can do for the next guy is talk about it.

In principle, I get what you're saying. I think this kid only wants attention for what he's doing on the field, and wants to simply be a college kid that does what college kids do. He was criticized when this story first broke by the talking heads on ESPN for not speaking up and dispelling this, but they should have known that he was told by his lawyer not to discuss the case, or anything associated with it. He's still going to be viewed by most as a sexually-predatory jock, and he probably just wants this to go away, to whatever extent that can happen. At some point down the line he'll probably have to, or need to talk more at length about what happened to him during this past month or so, but now isn't the time. I hope he does express some public anger about it, and in a delicate way talk about how unfair it was for him to be dragged through the mud while his accuser gets to maintain her anonymity despite OBVIOUSLY lying about what happened between them. She really should be charged with filing a false police report, and some form of contempt for taking up the court's time with all of this.