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Nov. 17th, 2012 07:00 pmDammit, distracted by maths yesterday.
Maths is better than the news, on which Lord McAlpine was claiming that being accused of being a rapist is the WORST THING EVAR; apparently missing the obviously juxtaposition with BEING RAPED which is almost certainly much much worse, especially if you are 11.
OK, he didn't do it (wasn't even in the location of the crime), yes, I get that. And yes - the BBC and other reputable news outlets ought to have done some basic fact-checking beyond simply taking an accusers' word at face value; but in general I would much prefer it if people were quicker to believe people who say "I was raped" than slower. Not quicker to the point of throwing people in prison, courts must obviously look in detail at the evidence, but to the point of not calling the victim a liar and a slut.
Maths is better than the news, on which Lord McAlpine was claiming that being accused of being a rapist is the WORST THING EVAR; apparently missing the obviously juxtaposition with BEING RAPED which is almost certainly much much worse, especially if you are 11.
OK, he didn't do it (wasn't even in the location of the crime), yes, I get that. And yes - the BBC and other reputable news outlets ought to have done some basic fact-checking beyond simply taking an accusers' word at face value; but in general I would much prefer it if people were quicker to believe people who say "I was raped" than slower. Not quicker to the point of throwing people in prison, courts must obviously look in detail at the evidence, but to the point of not calling the victim a liar and a slut.