Friday, December 5, 2014

If you don't believe the rape victim, chances are you're wrong

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People lie. We lie about liking our in-laws. We lie about our income. We lie to our parents about studying at the library when really we're smoking weed in the park.


These lies are common. A victim lying about rape is not


Yet Rolling Stone decided Friday to distance itself from its widely read story about a violent sexual assault on the University of Virginia campus. The story, written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, followed a survivor named Jackie. It documented the subsequent campus investigation into the fraternity brothers who allegedly raped Jackie in 2012.


Problem is, Rolling Stone never actually talked with those accused men. Read more...


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from MashableStephanie Buck
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