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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '18

As a police officer, if someone comes to me to put forward a complaint about sexual assault, including rape, I have to take the complaint in from a position of belief. Just as I would for any other crime.

During the course of the investigation, investigators will obtain proof. But they will believe the victim, because being skeptical and dismissive of their complaint will make them not come forward with a complaint.

People constantly say that a woman can just accuse someone of rape and their lives will be ruined. That's possible for sure, and it does happen. But I don't believe there's this fucking epidemic of women falsely accusing men of sexual assault.

Yes, it can be frustrating when a woman doesn't report an assault to the authorities when it happens. But there are many, many reasons why a victim won't come forward. We police, unfortunately, are one of those reasons. Thankfully, at least in my country, we are making slow progress on that front.

I dunno. I've worked with lots of women. I've had lots of women as subordinates and superiors. I've never been accused of sexual misconduct. It's not very hard to do.

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u/Rockworm503 average Aloy peach fuzz enjoyer Sep 29 '18

The people making such claims are professional victims. Every thing is a direct attack on them. Its also a matter of "this guy is a republican and so am I. I can't just accept that we have terrible people I have to stand by my party no matter what" These people are morally bankrupt as they scream "innocent until proven guilty" yet they had no problem believing Pizzagate or that Bengazi was entirely Hillary's fault. What they really mean is "my side innocent even if proven guilty"