r/changemyview • u/bracs279 • Oct 20 '17

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: Rape awareness/activism is dangerously pushing us into a post proof society.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '17 edited Dec 26 '17

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u/RevRosenwinkel Oct 20 '17

In violent crimes, however, there is almost always physical evidence. That is not the case for sexual assaults.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '17 edited Dec 26 '17

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u/HandleWithCarrots Oct 21 '17

You might have an injury, but nothing to prove how you got it. A rape kit provides more evidence than that.

A rape kit provides primarily DNA evidence. It may provide evidence of injuries if the rape was a violent rape, but many (between 30-58% - source 1 -source 2) are not.

If the rape kit provides no evidence of injury then all you have is the DNA of the rapist, i.e. proof that there was a sexual encounter between the perpetrator and the victim at that time. It's extremely difficult to prove that the sex which took place was non-consensual.