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Working for an charity that runs a Rape Crisis service,I know all too well why women don’t report sexual assault, the obstructions to prosecution, the difficulties of securing a conviction, the low conviction rates that should be the shame of our justice system
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And the hugely disproportionate attention paid to ‘false allegations’.
It is my firm belief that our justice system is weighted against abused women.
I know a perpetrator falsely claiming innocence is *way more* common than a false allegation.
And the hugely disproportionate attention paid to ‘false allegations’.
It is my firm belief that our justice system is weighted against abused women.
I know a perpetrator falsely claiming innocence is *way more* common than a false allegation.
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I know that the principle of innocent until proven guilty is a cornerstone of the system.
So this tweet from John Leslie in response to be charged is just par for the course.
I know that the principle of innocent until proven guilty is a cornerstone of the system.
So this tweet from John Leslie in response to be charged is just par for the course.
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But what I can barely comprehend are the supportive responses to his tweet. I could weep.
These people end up on juries.
As I said, the system is stacked against women, against women victims of men’s violence
#JohnLeslie #ibelieveher
But what I can barely comprehend are the supportive responses to his tweet. I could weep.
These people end up on juries.
As I said, the system is stacked against women, against women victims of men’s violence
#JohnLeslie #ibelieveher
