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Topic History of: wimmin's weird figures on rape Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Innocent Accused
And still no mention of false allegations...these people really are potty
robbiex
The claim that most rapes go un-reported refers to the fact that they are not reported to the police. They may well be reported to people carrying out anonymous surveys in newspapers and magazines.
Yes, not all rapes are equal, the same as any other crime. Stealing a twix from the newsagent, is not the same as aggravated burglery at a high street bank.
JK2006
Exactly; it's the same madness as the "all rapes are the same" argument. Nice and simple for the morons (and tabloids) but quite simply insane that a 16 year old who has consensual with his girlfriend who is 2 days younger at 15 is considered the same as a thug attacking an elderly lady.
Both technically and legally rapes. Both the same? Get a brain!
Pumpkinhead
If the vast majority of rapes go unreported, how does anybody know? The claim does not compute!
"The vast majority of rapes, around 80-90%, of rapes go unreported in England and Wales, and of those reported rapes only 7% result in convictions." said Holly Dustin, manager of End Violence Against Women.
if they are not reported how does she know that they happened ??