“You have to admit, though, refusing to answer questions, does not reflect well on her position.”
Have you ever been raped? Have you ever sat in front of a male officer questioning you with the look in his eyes that he doesn’t believe a word you are saying?
If your answer to either of these questions is no, you should not judge.
If your answer to either of these questions is no, you should not judge.
By that logic, most of the anti war protesters don't have the right to say that war is bad, simply by the fact that they have never been in a war, never been oppressed by a brutal dictator, etc. Yeah, that's an intelligent line of thought; NOT!
Why does the fact that a woman alleges rape put her above reproach? Men don't get the same benefit.
The basis of this argument isn't about rape, we all agree that it is bad, and those who do it need to be punished to the full extent of the law; if not further.
The basis of this argument is that Feminists want to cast all women as victims, and all men as predators. In doing so, they want to remove any culpability from the woman's side of the equation, and place it squarely on the man's shoulders; facts be damned.
In cases of male on female rape, when it does occur, all women are victims. Some women, and I will go as far to say that a disappointingly large number, are not only victims of the men, but also of their own stupidity.
Refusing to move forward, for whatever reason, once the allegation has been made doesn't make it look like the woman backs her own story. If she doesn't, then why should society?