Another fun, random “proof” that women lie!!!
Craig Silverman, a former chief deputy district attorney in Denver who was known for his zealous prosecution of rapists during his 16-year career, says that false rape accusations occur with “scary frequency.” According to Mr. Silverman, a Denver sex-assault unit commander estimates that nearly half of all reported rape claims are false. Silverman states “During my time as a prosecutor who made case filing decisions, I was amazed to see all the false rape allegations that were made to the Denver Police Department. It was remarkable and surprising to me. You would have to see it to believe it. Any honest veteran sex assault investigator will tell you that rape is one of the most falsely reported crimes that there is. A command officer in the Denver Police sex assaults unit recently told me he placed the false rape numbers at approximately 45 percent.” (Source, again, third )
So, here’s where this gets fun. Because, I live in Denver. I’ve reported my rape to Denver. And when I inquired as to why the DA had dropped the charges of “sexual assault” and “harassment” (rape was never even charged), I was told that I “shouldn’t have worn a skirt”. I was not wearing a skirt, and most of the times he raped me were while I was in ratty jammies over a 2 month period. How they got “skirt”, I’ll never know. The DPD is known around here as being your stereotypical misogynistic, victim-blaming, we-don’t-prosecute-date-rape, brutality-first questions-later type of police department. In fact, our local public radio has a few pieces noting the DPD culture (my favorite part on that last one is when the Chief of ARVADA criticizes the DPD. Arvada, along with the rest of northern Denver, is sorta our stereotypical “white trash” part of town, complete with a general lack of progressive politics. Even they know the DPD has a problem).