RE: Melania Trump says Sexual Assault victims shouldn't report unless they have evidence
October 11, 2018 at 1:38 pm
(October 11, 2018 at 1:31 pm)Pandæmonium Wrote: I think there needs to be a greater aim towards accommodating rape claims and ensuring people who are victims of rape can come forward without feeling as though they won’t be believed or be ridiculed.
Equally, there 100% needs to be a dedication to innocent until being proven otherwise. Not going to pretend it’s an easy thing to solve. Rape evidence can be hard to accquier even if reported immediately after the fact. It’s also not unheard of for accusations to be made without proper basis, and despite innocent being presumed prima facie even an accusation can ruin your life (rightly so, if you are indeed a rapist of course).
It’s a difficult road to tread, but absolutely the right thing to do is foster a society that is not afraid to talk openly about sexual violence. The more open we are as a society to confronting this kind of crime the better the structures will be to deal and ultimately prosecute it correctly.
And I think this goes beyond rape, as well. Things like FGM need to be tackled, and having a society not afraid to tackle it head on can only be a good thing.
There needs to be a dedication to presumption of innocence in criminal law. There need not be a presumption of innocence in the vetting of public officials. It raises legitimate concerns if one candidate is surrounded by a cloud of accusations dating to before the candidacy while another isn’t. There is no right to political career advancement even if the republicans like to think their favorite candidate always do.
