Pants on Fire

Here we go, again. College campus. Three male athletes. One anonymous woman. Delayed rape accusation. Dubious circumstances. Presumed male guilt. Ruined reputations.

Last week, an 18-year-old, nameless, faceless woman leveled rape accusations against three male football players at the University of Minnesota. This woman, not a student at the university, waited two days after the alleged incident to accuse the men of rape.

Today, because no charges had been filed against them, Hennepin County prosecutors released the accused men from jail, where they had spent the weekend — even though they still are considered suspects and could be charged at a future date.

This ugly incident comes on the heels of the moribund rape debacle at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, where District Attorney Mike Nifong not only was forced to drop the rape charges but had to resign from the case and is under investigation for a host of ethics violations. Worse, Crystal Gail Mangum, the felonious “victim” in the case, has disappeared, legally unscathed, from the face of the earth.

As is the American custom, the University of Minnesota has withheld the name of the female accuser, to “protect” her from scrutiny. In other words, she, like any woman, can accuse any man of a rape felony — with her veracity presumed — while being shielded from the spotlight and suspicion.

Meanwhile, law-enforcement and news organizations couldn’t move fast enough to plaster all over TV, radio, and cyberspace the names, faces, and reputations of the accused men. Not charged. Not convicted. Just accused. An accusation is all it takes in the USA for a man to be destroyed. Tag; you’re it — for life.

Our legal system cares not. The ACLU cares not. The New York Times cares not. Amnesty International cares not. NOW cares not. In our system of juris contemptus (see my article “Juris Contemptus: The Un-American Scourge”), men accused of domestic violence or rape are automatically presumed guilty. That’s because the unconstitutional Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has engendered a double standard, where women are always truthful victims and men lying predators.

As is also the American custom, the University of Minnesota football coach, Tim Brewster, suspended the three players until the investigation is complete. You see, most schools and workplaces have a zero-tolerance policy. This means that a mere accusation or allegation from a woman is enough to get a man suspended or fired without hearing — or caring about — his side of the story.

What if these Minnesota men are totally innocent? It matters not: they are now and will be forever tarnished. But, in the American Gynocracy, men are worthless, their interests and reputations always subordinated to those of women. You knew that, right?

The NoNonsense Bottom Line

If a man accused of domestic violence or rape is automatically presumed guilty, and subsequently suspended or fired from his position pending due process, we must equitably presume mendacious — and also suspend or fire from her position — the accusing woman. Checks and balances.

If we apply the presumption of mendacity to accusing women, as we apply unconstitutionally the presumption of guilt to accused men, only a few women would ever again falsely accuse men of anything.

Furthermore, if a prosecutor, anywhere in this country, would ever have the balls to charge a felonious female rape accuser with a crime, and make her pay court costs, we actually would have a true justice system. The question is, Would anyone recognize it?

How many more innocent men have to be sacrificed to preserve the dignity of one lying woman? According to my solution, none.

Epilogue

Today, April 11, 2007, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced that his state has not only dropped all rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping charges against the three Duke University lacrosse players — Reade Seligmann, Dave Evans, and Collin Finnerty — but also pronounced them innocent. AG Cooper, furthermore, has characterized District Attorney Mike Nifong as a rogue prosecutor.

Notwithstanding his scathing rebuke of Nifong’s unlawful and unethical conduct, when asked whether North Carolina would now prosecute Crystal Gail Mangum for fabricating her rape allegations, Attorney General Cooper used the George Costanza (of Seinfeld fame) defense: because she “believes” her testimony, it isn’t a lie. Consequently, for the benefit of all, North Carolina will close the whole matter.

Wow! So, a woman believing her lie is a new excuse for lying. Incredible! This, my friends, is another example of how society gives women a pass for their MissBehavior and their illegal behavior.

About the Author

Marc H. Rudov is an internationally recognized author of 45+ articles and the books Under the Clitoral Hood: How to Crank Her Engine Without Cash, Booze, or Jumper Cables™ (ISBN 9780974501727), and The Man’s No-Nonsense Guide to Women: How to Succeed in Romance on Planet Earth™ (ISBN 0974501719).

Rudov’s books, articles, blog, and podcasts are available at TheNoNonsenseMan.com.

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