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Sunday, 13 June 2010

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john

i dont support anonymity and agree with this MRA, ...

http://tinyurl.com/3y8xw2m

anonymity will hurt men not help them

John Kimble

That's an excellent piece, but it also requires anonymity for the accusers at the same time. Given that there's zero prospect of such a situation occurring then anonymity for the accused is surely a decent second best method of tackling the problem?

There are of course countless other methods of reducing false allegations as I highlighted the other week, though none of those options seem to be on the table at present.

Anyway thanks for sharing.

Helga

The petition link has been posted on an online support website www.pafaa.org.uk for those protesting their innocence of sexual offences.

Thank you for this opportunity.

Is there any chance of you starting up a petition in relation to IPP sentencing for those who protest their innocence? they will probably die in prison if they do not admit guilt to crimes that were never committed.

Pierce Harlan

John, I don't think I agree with even a single point on that list. We've learned an awful lot about false rape claims in the eight years since that piece was written, and I just don't think that list has much validity at this stage.

John Kimble

Sorry what I meant was that it's about the best piece I've seen in terms of arguing against anonymity (though that's in the context of most other articles being total nonsense).

I don't agree with all the points either, I'm just saying it's well argued. We need to bear in mind that anonymity won't fix everything and there are plenty of alternative solutions out there to help protect vicitms of false rape.

Pierce Harlan

John, I completely agree.

We've always believed there are three main prongs to correcting the false rape problem: first, anonymity; second, stop arresting and charging on the basis of a lone accusation and prior to a full investigation; and third, deter false rape claims with serious penalties.

Thomas Byrne

There is a Facebook group here.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=130669600279794&ref=ts

Chris Garrett

I wanted to see if I could get your quick help. I just started a petition on Change.org titled "Anonyminity For the Accused", and I'd love your support. You can sign the petition in less than 30 seconds by clicking the link below.

Also, please pass this on to all your colleagues and friends. Let's make a difference before you become a victim.

www.change.org/petitions/view/anonyminity_for_the_accused?te=npf

Thanks so much for the help!

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