re: Trying to settle a heated argument about rape

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I'm not saying some men have not been falsely accused but there are some women or even young girls who do not report it due to the shame and humiliation of it.

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I'm sure there is a lot of both.

I think there is also a lot more "you assaulted/raped me" without actually reporting it to police or anyone of note than there are fake cases. We had a girl who used to hang around our fraternity that claimed someone took advantage of her, and when we offered to immediately call the police and have someone come investigate she dropped it and began apologizing profusely.

Obviously that works out without any true slander of reputation, but I'm sure that happens a lot, and often with some impact (though lesser than actually being charged with a crime or accused in the media).

Anyway, point being that rapes are underreported, false allegations probably go unknown/unreported a lot, and the latter has certainly made problems for real victims.