Despite the points rasied in part one of this piece I do very much respect your democratic right to
oppose legislation which would restore fairness in rape cases and I
realise your actions might not be be exclusively borne out of misandry nor a lack of understanding of the arguments. There are indeed
alternative solutions to such a pressing issue which we might want to
try first and it's very easy to simply complain about such other
person's proposals instead of solving the problem at hand. Therefore
would you please let me know what alternative proposals you had in mind
to protect the innocent victims of false rape allegations? Also could
you please clarify whether you are against anonymity for anyone for all
parities or only for the accused?
I expect some of you already have completed significant work to help the falsely accused throughout your careers and have ideas on solving the problem. I've taken the time to produce a set of proposals which I'm sure would provide a workable alternative to anonymity for those accused of rape and help to protect innocent men and women. Please indicate if and when you'd be willing to put these proposals forward in the House and what additional measures you feel would be necessary as an alternative or precursor to anonymity.
1. The establishment of a register of proven false rape accusers. First proposed by Judge David Bryant the register would help protect men men by enabling them to avoid contact with false accusers convicted of this offence. As with genuine rapists, false accusers are often serial offenders or target multiple victims. An alternative would be to place false accusers on the sex offenders register as their crime is clearly a serious offence of a sexual nature.
2. Requiring malicious false accusers to serve the same sentence they attempted to inflict on their victims. At present false accusers generally receive little punishment if any at all. Even when given custodial sentence is given it tends to be suspended or usually amount to a derisory a few months, sentences which are now generally accepted as ineffective and no deterrent. Such a policy would help to send out a message that false accusation are extremely serious crimes thus reducing false allegations and also removing much of the stigma from victims.
3. False accusers to fully refund the taxpayer all funds lost by investigating their false and malicious claims. Recent cases show false rape cases cost the taxpayer as much as £300,000 each.
In an era of large deficits and cuts, surely reclaiming such monies measure would not only provide a disincentive for inventing rape cases but also reduce the need for reducing services elsewhere? Alternatively, such money could be redirected into protecting and assisting genuine rape victims and catching actual rapists.
4. Requiring the media to give greater prominence to news of rape acquittal compared to reports on mere allegations. At present the media loses interest in rape cases once an acquittal occurs as highlighted in the Stern Review meaning victims of false claims are never able to clear their names.
An additional possible proposal might also stop the media (not to mention MPs) from using loaded terminology such as "victims" nor "rapist" until after a guilty verdict is established and the case has been provedd.
5. The removal of anonymity from false rape accusers when the balance of probabilities show their claims to be false. Some false accusers are able to retains and hide behind anonymity, even if their claims would appear to have caused the death of their victims.
6. Compensation to be paid to victim of false rape allegations. Such a solution would not only help victims to try to return to normal life but also emphasise their status as victims of a quite horrific crime. Any such settlement also would help remove any stigma associated with the offence.
7. A full overhaul of the way false rape data is collected and presented. False rapes cases should surely be categorised completely differently to actual rapes in crime surveys rather than muddled together, thus preventing gender feminists from using false rape claims as evidence of a lack of success in prosecuting genuine rapes. Such dishonest behaviour by the rape lobby is likely to put of genuine rape victims from coming forward as was the case with the exaggeration of low conviction rates.
Many thanks for your interest in the serious issue of false rape allegations and for taking the time to read this document. I look forward to your response.
John Kimble
I expect some of you already have completed significant work to help the falsely accused throughout your careers and have ideas on solving the problem. I've taken the time to produce a set of proposals which I'm sure would provide a workable alternative to anonymity for those accused of rape and help to protect innocent men and women. Please indicate if and when you'd be willing to put these proposals forward in the House and what additional measures you feel would be necessary as an alternative or precursor to anonymity.
1. The establishment of a register of proven false rape accusers. First proposed by Judge David Bryant the register would help protect men men by enabling them to avoid contact with false accusers convicted of this offence. As with genuine rapists, false accusers are often serial offenders or target multiple victims. An alternative would be to place false accusers on the sex offenders register as their crime is clearly a serious offence of a sexual nature.
2. Requiring malicious false accusers to serve the same sentence they attempted to inflict on their victims. At present false accusers generally receive little punishment if any at all. Even when given custodial sentence is given it tends to be suspended or usually amount to a derisory a few months, sentences which are now generally accepted as ineffective and no deterrent. Such a policy would help to send out a message that false accusation are extremely serious crimes thus reducing false allegations and also removing much of the stigma from victims.
3. False accusers to fully refund the taxpayer all funds lost by investigating their false and malicious claims. Recent cases show false rape cases cost the taxpayer as much as £300,000 each.
In an era of large deficits and cuts, surely reclaiming such monies measure would not only provide a disincentive for inventing rape cases but also reduce the need for reducing services elsewhere? Alternatively, such money could be redirected into protecting and assisting genuine rape victims and catching actual rapists.
4. Requiring the media to give greater prominence to news of rape acquittal compared to reports on mere allegations. At present the media loses interest in rape cases once an acquittal occurs as highlighted in the Stern Review meaning victims of false claims are never able to clear their names.
An additional possible proposal might also stop the media (not to mention MPs) from using loaded terminology such as "victims" nor "rapist" until after a guilty verdict is established and the case has been provedd.
5. The removal of anonymity from false rape accusers when the balance of probabilities show their claims to be false. Some false accusers are able to retains and hide behind anonymity, even if their claims would appear to have caused the death of their victims.
6. Compensation to be paid to victim of false rape allegations. Such a solution would not only help victims to try to return to normal life but also emphasise their status as victims of a quite horrific crime. Any such settlement also would help remove any stigma associated with the offence.
7. A full overhaul of the way false rape data is collected and presented. False rapes cases should surely be categorised completely differently to actual rapes in crime surveys rather than muddled together, thus preventing gender feminists from using false rape claims as evidence of a lack of success in prosecuting genuine rapes. Such dishonest behaviour by the rape lobby is likely to put of genuine rape victims from coming forward as was the case with the exaggeration of low conviction rates.
Many thanks for your interest in the serious issue of false rape allegations and for taking the time to read this document. I look forward to your response.
John Kimble
Very comprehensive and polite. Every MP should have this in their mailbox.
Posted by: amfortas | Friday, 04 June 2010 at 11:33
This needs to happen because we see more and more of these cases on the media. Geez, one can only wonder how many men are incarcerated due to a false rape accusation.
- Fragonzal
Posted by: Fragonzal | Saturday, 05 June 2010 at 02:29
This is an excellent list. I fully concur, this is what needs to happen. Men DO NOT HAVE the CIVIL RIGHTS that they deserve until every item on this list is checked off.
Posted by: Snark | Sunday, 13 June 2010 at 16:49