Should false rape allegations be taken as seriously as actual rape charges and if so then for how long should a girl be in jail for?

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Msputiton · Accepted Answer

I feel if rape is 100% proven they should be given full life sentence.

I also think if a fake rape accusation is 100% proven they should also be given a full life sentence.

To me a fake rape allegation is just as harmful as rape.

This person accused will be traumatized and afraid to have a normal sexual relationship or even a relationship with anybody out of fear of it happening again.

Not to mention usually it makes the papers, and no matter how much proof clears the person, they will always been thought of as a rapist because most people take the first impression they have of someone. Which in this case is they are a rapist.

People will always wonder did they pay off the person or intimidate the person or get lucky to not go to jail.

LaBokaChula · Accepted Answer

Yes, they should do at least 5 years, why? Because they're trying to ruin someone's life by lying, so they need theirs ruined. It should be a felony and they should be working twice as hard to get housed and a job just like a man who's falsely accused would be. Depending on the ages, they should have to file as an offender if the guy was charged with those charges... An eye for an eye.

Aerissa_Jade · Answer

Makes you wonder why they even admitted to it, if they didn't like the guy they had no reason to ever admit it.

Punishing them means people will be less likely to ever admit it, knowing full well they could go to jail so they make it and never admit it.

Then again, there is actual victims that get terrorized by the friends, family of the rapist and even police, to recant or else. They get threatened you have to or I'll kill you, or your family will be killed or you'll go to jail.

A rape victim who was just violated has no reason to doubt that they aren't serious after what just happened.

Thus forcing true victims to recant and say it was consensual or never happened to try and make it end for them. After all that often feels like a safer way to just make it go all away.

Seems like sending an actual victim to prison on top of being raped is a bad way to go.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/a-seven-year-search-for-justice/2015/03/12/b1cccb30-abe9-11e4-abe8-e1ef60ca26de_story.html

Recantation is part of the "rape trauma syndrome" as they don't want to face them in court and they just want to act like it never happened to move on.

Look up the story of the Lynnwood rape victim, Netflix made a series about it

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/unbelievable-story-of-lynnwood-teens-rape-retold-on-netflix/

However if it can be proved without a doubt someone filed a false police report, they should be charged with that at least, class A misdemeanor. The reason I say only that, is because victims are less likely to file a report in the first place (there is already estimated that only 1 in 3 file to begin with) that people would be less likely to file.

Imagine being a rape victim and the attacker was someone who not only had power over you and your body but potentially has the ability to flip it around on you and claim it was consensual or never happened and they believe them over you. Now you get charged with it and go to prison for years.

What really needs to happen is how the system deals with crime. Not just rape but anyone suspected of any crime, should have their name withheld until conviction. As we know society assumes someone got arrested, thus they are guilty until they can prove in court that they aren't. Socially they are guilty, legally they are not.

Laws to keep the names hidden until conviction and anyone that leaks it, becomes a criminal too for leaking it.

Police also didn't need to take him out of school like that, could of picked him up at home, he would of gone there sooner or later.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, false allegations of Rape should be treated seriously, there have been too many guys accused of rape and plastered with that stigmata in the Main Stream Press while being completely innocent of the charges, but received no apology from that same Main Stream Press when it comes to pass that the accuser/accusers had falsely someone of Rape had been lying the whole time, that same Main Stream Press who at the same time colluded in keeping the names of the accuser/accusers secret.
Both the False accusers should face penalties and be jailed to the same sentence that the person the accused of would have received if they had been found guilty, and the Main Stream Press should face severe financial penalties, with a minimum as decided by the court and damages as decided by the jury. But instead they have gotten off scot free when the Judge dismissed the charges. I hope that the details of this case (https://pennrecord. com/stories/522951141-judge-dismisses-case-against-seneca-valley-mean-girls-who-accused-lifeguard-of-sexual-assault) follow and blight the lives of ALL of the girls involved, as it seems the Law doesn't want to deal with them as it should.

Vibindee · Answer

People who say false allegations about another with intent and knowledge of it, have some type of privilege-belief. What I mean by that, is in no regardless, of the reasons behind their actions or “what caused them to do it”. It comes from selfishness, that you think that you deserve more than that person you hurt. Because if you didn’t, why would you cause hurt, pain or grief. To falsely accuse someone of something, in this case, rape allegations— what you cost them to lose, refrain & possibly never get back, makes me believe that people really believe that they are more privileged to live a life more freer than others.
Like imagine each court trial— to having those same people who threw you jail, bring you out all because they believed their own judgment. The court held the power & privilege to over rule your truth. Heck, even confiscate a freedom you didn’t deserve to lose. To think equal is to treat everyone equally. Wrongful accusations that cause someone to lose any aspect of life should be given to the perpetrator responsible in return. And maybe some additional time in the severity of the accusation.

God_of_Thunder · Answer

Absolutely!

If it can be proven that an allegation of rape is demonstrably false, especially if it was made with malicious intent, then the accuser should be forced to undergo at least the minimum punishment that such a conviction would have held for the accused.

This includes registration as a sex offender, because if she was willing to ruin his life, by forcing him to register, then she should be registered as well, so that future potential partners will know to avoid her.

This will also serve the dual purpose of making future, legitimate rape claims more believable, and potentially decreasing the chances that a legitimate victim will be criticized for what they suffered.

DJB72 · Answer

The false allegations should be given the same weight as the crime they alleged. A man's life can be ruined if he's accused of sexual assault. Forced registration on a sex offenders list that he may never be fully vindicated of.

False accusation of rape should require the same punishment. The false accuser be placed on a sex offenders list and have to register every time she moves.

Rape itself is almost never about sex. It's about power. So is the false accusation.

Don't misunderstand me. Rape is perhaps the most heinous act one person can do to another. I have two very close friends who were raped. I've seen the devastating impact it can have.

I've also counselled a man who was falsely accused. He lost his job, his fiancée left him, his landlord evicted him. It took years after his accuser was jailed before he started to get his life back. And that was before the internet.

It's serious.

HighValue · Answer

A proven false accuser should get the maximum sentence that would have been possible for the accused. They should also have to register as a false accuser to prevent them from messing over someone else in the future. Then they should have to pay for any monetary damages the accused suffered such as losing their job or being denied a job for the accusation.

In my experience and what I have personally witnessed in the real world there is often no punishment at all for a proven false accuser.

NamerOfStars · Answer

Yes- but with an important caveat. If we just toss the accuser in prison for however long the accuser would've gotten, what on Earth is going to motivate a false accuser to come forward and admit it? I agree this is a serious issue, but if protecting the innocent is more important than punishing the guilty, we need to find a better way.

Anonymous · Answer

If they admit to making a false allegations it should be 5 years mininmum maybe more if the accused had to do time, however it should be that they admitted to making a false allegation, many times actual rape can't be proven, especially if a women didn't consent but decided to make things easier on herself by not resisting and have less injuries that way. In those cases guilt can't always be proven but I don't think that means charges shouldn't be filed, the attacker is still a dangerous person.

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

You should be put on a sex offender list if it's proven with enough evidence.

If not you should have to do community service. Maybe work at a shelter or something. Maybe being humbled a little bit will make you realize it's wrong to think you're that much better than everyone else.

MCheetah · Answer

Absolutely yes, and at least 50% the prison time the alleged rapist would've gotten. Even the accusation with zero evidence, destroys men's lives. False accusations also de-legitimize actual rape victims, so it really hurts everyone involved.

Anyone who says no to this question, is a total piece of sh*t I don't want to have anything to do with. (Yet I expect PLENTY of women will say no to this, along with a few manginas, too.)

boggboss · Answer

But in theory it already is illigal lying in court is somthing u can be charged with it just most judges won't levy that penalty I would say if there is actual evidence that its a false rape charge then yes it should be but only if there is proof and evidence not simply because there was not enough evidence to charge

Moose304 · Answer

They should be. The sad part is most of the time the female is never held accountable. I was discussing the Duke rape case the other day. The trash that started that entire debacle was never charged. Had Crystal Mangum been charged there is a slight chance Reginald Daye would still be alive today. Mangum is now serving time for his murder.

Andres77 · Answer

They should get the same penalty that a rapist should get and be sued for compensation for all the shit they out him through and everything he paid for his legal defense.

rape is a horrible thing but women like this make it harder for real Victims to get the help they need

AndrésC64 · Answer

I think that in theory that that is a good idea. But practically, it would be near impossible. First there would have to be a determination / trial for whether the allegation was true or not. Then there would have to be a determination if there were enough evidence to pursue charges against the accuser. Then there would have to be a trial that could find that the accuser is guilty of making the false charge. That series of events I find highly unlikely.

whiskeyontherocks · Answer

I don’t think jail would help. Just puts the burden of punishment on the tax payers.
They should have to pay for damages minimum of $70,000 that would be taken out of there tax return until paid plus a minimum to avoid jail time, report as a sex offender to all there neighbors not to exceed 10 years.

But honestly I wonder how many would come forward for lying if we punished them it means they would likely rather ruin someone else’s life rather than there own. I’m conflicted

sophiejo · Answer

Absolutely they should, if you falsely accuse someone and are discovered to have lied you should receive the same punishment the person would have got if the accusation was true

Anonymous · Answer

In both situations, sex is being used to demean, humiliate, overpower and ruin a life. The effects are the same, with the exception that a convicted rapist in prison (whether he committed the crime or not) will be beaten and raped repeatedly. A female false accuser won't be. So a false accusation could be considered worse.

Women live to crow about how a rapist will "get his" in jail. Maybe we should send the false accusers to take his place in the same jail, same cell.

mermaidcancermoon · Answer

Yes, I feel it should be a 1 year minimum sentence, 5 years maximum. This crime would fall under perjury. The sentencing for actual r*pe is double so I feel thats fair.

Sixgunsound · Answer

If Justice is ever going to be equal for all, cases where false allegations can be proven should be punished just as severely as they were trying to punish their victim.

TroyDT2 · Answer

Intentional false accusation, when proven, should be punishable by the sentence that would have been / was applied for the crime, plus financial restitution, plus permanent forfeiture of citizenship rights.

Agape93 · Answer

Absolutely. Make the sentence for a fake accuser match what the purported rapist would have recieved.

Jdjfjcjj · Answer

How would you know whether allegation was a lie or if there just wasn't proof?  If it's without a doubt a lie, and is provable, then yes

Cubus · Answer

Yes. Unfortunately in Spain they made a law that if a woman accuse a man for rape, she gets money from the EU, even if the guy is not guilty. So it's going in the wrong direction.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Yes. The prison term should be what the suspect would have gotten if the rape actually took place.

To falsely accuse someone is disgusting especially of rape where you can seriously destroy someone's life and reputation.

BJP21 · Answer

Yes, in fact, in some states, you can really turn the tables on the accuser with a deformation lawsuit.

msc545 · Answer

Yes - false accusations ruin lives. Prison for as long as the man would have received if the charges were true.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

The same sentence for the man she accused. Only if she was caught lying about it on her own and nobody made her do it.

Anonymous · Answer

Anyone who falsely accuses should be given the consequences that the person she falsely accused faced.

alance99 · Answer

It should be taken seriously and sentence should be around 7 years

Anonymous · Answer

100% those selfish bitches should spend the rest of their lives locked up

Twalli · Answer

Equal sentence

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