Klaus wrote:Coombs: Yeah, fair enough.
I don't know why McDonald was aquitted, but it looks like he got off on a technicality more than anything else. The fact that he was let go implies a lack of evidence rather than a lack of guilt. It's hard to convict people of rape. It's so hard that a huge amount of rape cases don't even go to trial, and among those that do get prosecuted there's a large percent where the offender is let go because of a lack of evidence. Contrary to what most people say the burden of proof is on the girl. This is not something she came up with just for the hell of it, and she doesn't deserve abuse on Facebook and Twitter from all those senseless scumbags who imply that it was open street for Evans since she was too drunk to fully resist. McDonald and Evans didn't meet her at some party where they chatted and eventually ended up in bed. McDonald went out looking for a victim too intoxicated to resist, found one at a kebab shop and took her to a hotel, and then called Evans who drove all the way over to have sex with her. There are no mitigating circumstances here. They're just scum.
In every reality I completely agree with you. I'm just afraid of the law in general, so I suppose I always question it's decisions. I like it to be clear what I am allowed to do and what I am not allowed to do, and I especially don't appreciate it when they keep details secret.
The anonymity of the victim thing is often the reason the public don't get details. I think it does a disservice to the victim. Firstly, the victim should be encouraged to not feel ashamed as they have nothing to be ashamed of, and secondly it twists public perception and leaves us to speculation, which someone who was truthfully wronged should never actively want. If you are hit with a 5-iron in a back alley they report your name. Should be the same.