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2026-10-14T23:19:32+00:00

I hope we all agree that cases categorized as "unfounded" doesn't automatically mean the accuser lied. The accuser genuinely thinking that she or he was assaulted, but a court finds that no crime was committed, should also not be considered a lie. Meaning that there would have to be a separate investigation, this would also have to be an non-intrusive one because otherwise actual victims would be disincentivized to speak up, meaning more actual rapists would get away with it. In the case of it causing victims to be more afraid to speak up, then I would much rather prefer there be no false accusation law at all. Because at the end of the day, sexual assault is a much bigger issue than false sexual assault allegations, and I'm sure the legal system agrees with this. Priorities priorities.

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