It's not a matter of conditioning. Also, it's not especially new - remember Potiphar's wife?
There's a lot to be said for chaperones and courtship, but try saying it and see what you get.
I don't understand why the onus here is placed on the cops. They had probable cause to bust the guy. It's the prosecuting attorneys and the judge who then took the ball and ran with it.
And there are laws against lying to the cops on things like this and the guy could sue for civil damages.
I think the cop bashers aren't taking in the whole situation. Lady shows up with injuries and a story. She acts funny so they say, "We don't belive you, sorry." Then she shows up dead. And the cop bashers can rant some more about how awful the cops are.
Sorta like Democrats complaining about how the war is being run. There is always going to be something bad happening, so there will be plenty to bash about, if bashing is your thing.
(Not you personally, wildbill.)
I agree about the probable cause--but have some reservations about the process, especially no bail, when he produced an alibi witness. Despite what you see in the TV I don't think it's very easy to get people involved in lying for you, especially a 'whitebread' type of fellow like his friend seemed to be.
Unless these guys appeared to the cops like hardened criminals from past records or offenses, you'd think some judgement based on experience would begin to come into play after her second or third accusation against them. (granted that most liars aren't willing to bruise and cut themselves, even a little)
I don't know. My experience is probably stained by my problems with my ex-wife who used to stalk me for years after our divorce, go through my trash, and once phoned my bank (anonymously) and told them I was laundering money through an account. The joke was on her. The trustee account for my kid's education I'd set up had never had more than the intitial deposit of $50.00 in it because she refused to sign on it. I got wind of it through a vice-president of the bank who was a friend. He told me it came up in their Board meeting and was a subject of concern until they checked the account. Then everyone got a good laugh. Except me, because it scared me that she was willing to go that far to ruin my name.