GRIZ737 said:
.... If you are unwilling to let the facts and evidence play out, then let's publish the accuser's name at the same time as the accused.
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The problem with this idea is perfectly illustrated by what has happened on eGriz- the accuser becomes the focus of the allegation.
The questions turn to things like:
What is the accuser's motivation for the allegation? What did the accuser do to get herself in this situation? Could the accuser have prevented the situation from happening in the first place? What is the accuser trying to hide? Why doesn't the accuser come forward into the public eye? Who is behind the accuser, directing her into making these allegations? Is the accuser mentally unstable? How many sex partners has the accuser had?
The alleged perpetrator is essentially ignored as his motivation and agenda is easy for all to understand and is socially accepted as being "normal/understandable/OK"- he wants to get laid.
The only time that the accuser even comes close to getting fair treatment in the public eye is if she is severely injured or dead. Even then many people will bring up the usual questions about whether or not she was "asking for it" by the way she dressed, how much alcohol she drank and so on.