By braving the damned, coming forward and telling the "truth", a woman succeeded in bringing her rapists to justice. The stuff worthy of a several inches of newspaper space, the sort of references you would use to show that a court of law does take the word of a woman in dispensing justice on the guilty.
But, is it possible that things can sometimes swing too far to the left? Where the burden of proof on a rape victim just becomes too low for justice to be served?
A woman who changes her story during testimony. Who is caught lying during cross examination. Who sleeps with her boyfriend immediately after the rape incident, instead of rushing to the authorities, or at the very least making a bee-line to the nearest hospital for medical care.
Such a woman, in this country at least, is able to convince a judge to convict and sentence 2 men to a combined total of 20 years in jail and 10 lashes of the cane.
Just doesn't seem right to me. A weak judiciary coupled with a feminist pendulum that has swung too far to the left, makes everything possible.
But, is it possible that things can sometimes swing too far to the left? Where the burden of proof on a rape victim just becomes too low for justice to be served?
A woman who changes her story during testimony. Who is caught lying during cross examination. Who sleeps with her boyfriend immediately after the rape incident, instead of rushing to the authorities, or at the very least making a bee-line to the nearest hospital for medical care.
Such a woman, in this country at least, is able to convince a judge to convict and sentence 2 men to a combined total of 20 years in jail and 10 lashes of the cane.
Just doesn't seem right to me. A weak judiciary coupled with a feminist pendulum that has swung too far to the left, makes everything possible.
Um.
In summary: Ew, Aizuddin. Fail post is fail.
Re-read the post mate.
I commended her bravery, and would hope that more women who have been raped step forward to put their tormentors away behind bars; rapists strike again. Its rarely a 1-shot deal.
But, what i saw wrong with the whole judicial process is that a woman who was caught blatantly lying during the ORIGINAL trial (not this appeal hearing), still allowed for a conviction of two men.
Innocent before proven guilty; and a "victim" who did everything conceivably wrong in court, well her testimony should have been dismissed. Just because a woman screams rape, doesn't make it so.