[Peace-discuss] rape denialism on the left: a case study

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Uh... calling her "the victim of rape" (as opposed to "alleged victim of rape") is giving it to her. Hope you see that?? Sooooo are you waiting until after the court decision to start yr media campaign on her behalf?

--- On Tue, 11/13/12, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:

From: Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] rape denialism on the left: a case study
To: "Jenifer Cartwright" <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Peace-discuss List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, "SFcore" <sf-core at yahoogroups.com>, "sdas" <sdas-list at googlegroups.com>, "centraliljwj" <CentralILJwJ at yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 2:12 AM

I think that there is a crucial distinction to be made here.
When someone is accused of rape, that person is entitled to a legal presumption of innocence, a fair trial, and every other legal right of a criminal defendant. In terms of public comment, the person deserves deference to those legal rights. So, yes, absolutely, "trial by media" is wrong, as far as that is concerned.

However, the victim of a rape is also entitled to a presumption of innocence. And that means that when people advocate for a defendant by publicly attacking the victim, they cross a line. And it seems to me that maintaining and enforcing this line is everyone's responsibility, just as maintaining the right to a fair trial is everyone's responsibility. 



On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com> wrote:

I hope you research this thoroughly before you go to press (i e start blogging, tweeting, facebooking, etc etc. Innocent until proven guilty, etc... trial by media, etc...


--- On Mon, 11/12/12, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:


From: Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
Subject: [Peace-discuss] rape denialism on the left: a case study

To: "Peace-discuss List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, "SFcore" <sf-core at yahoogroups.com>, "sdas" <sdas-list at googlegroups.com>, "centraliljwj" <CentralILJwJ at yahoogroups.com>

Date: Monday, November 12, 2012, 1:45 PM

According to the News-Gazette, the next court date in the IMC rape
case is November
 20:

Urbana man charged with sex assault
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2012-09-22/urbana-man-charged-sex-assault.html


I heard a report that someone was trying to organize a "cheerleading
squad" at the courthouse in support of the accused rapist.

Can anyone tell me if there is any truth to this report?

I'm writing an expose for a national progressive website on rape

denialism on the left, and the IMC rape case is going to be my case
study.

If anyone would like to be interviewed for this article, please let me know.

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Robert Naiman
Policy Director
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