Comment on Why Are Rap*** & Ped** Protected In Jail?
deadgirlwalking@thelemmy.club 6 months agoNever said it was right. But that’s a different topic from what we’re speaking on. I’m sure they knew he didn’t whistle at her, they didn’t care he was black.
jjagaimo@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
What about in the case of a false accusation of rape or when the wrong person (i.e. not the person who committed the crime but a different person) is inevitably tried and found guilty
deadgirlwalking@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
That’s why we have rape kits
jjagaimo@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
People have gone to jail without rape kits being used based entirely on circumstantial evidence (e.g. “you were in the area around the time it happened”). While I would wish the justice system in every country were 100% accurate, it is far too common for the wrong person to be incarcerated to just sentence people to death.