Good points - I mentioned something along these lines the other day. I doubt very seriously that a SANE nurse would ever perform an examination and say that there was no evidence of sexual abuse. The most she would say is that it was inconclusive.
The points about the person being biased because activists would tend to pursue that line of work are very valid as well. That's like having Jesse Jackson in charge of identifying racial discrimination.
If it were legal, it would be interesting for a woman to claim that she was raped and see if the nurse would automatically concur.
I still have my doubts that those sort of examinations are even scientifically valid for all but the most extreme cases.
I could be off base but I tend to think a lot of these SANE nurses are probably raging feminists who will ALWAYS heavily sympethize with the alleged victims. Most times I am sure they need tremendous sympathy, but not always.
" I doubt very seriously that a SANE nurse would ever perform an examination and say that there was no evidence of sexual abuse."
It's not the function of the SANE nurse to decide if rape occured.
She should just document and assess the pts physical and emotional condition, collect evidence and offer support and counseling.
Nifong and the media have claimed that the nurse said the injuries were consistent with rape.
The nurse should have just stated the facts , not drawn conclusions. Which she may well have done.
Nifong has at various times said the exam showed " vaginal trauma " and at other times " swelling ."
Which I have said is consistent with a lot of medical conditions unrelated to rape- STD's, infection, hormonal changes, etc.
The nurse is going to be DennisFonged on the witness stand.
It's interesting to note that we have not heard about any injuries to the anal area or the external genitalia from the brutal oral assault.
From the AV's description of her attack- I'm surprised that she was able to walk or sit down.
I certainly would not want to base my case primarily on the nurse-examiner's diagnosis unless there were significant injuries such as one might see in the case of a young child.