Reply #30: I didn't say a judge had to automatically convict - but that [View All]

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the victim believes in truth that she has been raped - and that the automatic assumption of society at large not be that she is lying, which is most often what happens, especially in high profile cases that we end up talking about a lot.

There should be a burden on the prosecution in order to convict, but there are also certain things that really shouldn't come into play, such as the victim's prior relationship with the accused, her prior sexual history, and the host of other issues through which a victim is vetted to prove her truthiness.

The burden of proof on the victim to proof her chastity, her virtue, how ferociously she fought off her rapist, etc, is what makes it nearly impossible to get a conviction. A woman has to be damn near perfect in the eyes of society to be rape-able - and even then, it's a toss up.

That's not okay.