As reported earlier here, Cpl. Daniel Smith has been acquitted of rape in the high profile Subic rape case by a decision of the Philippines Court of Appeals. Cpl. Smith, who was convicted in December 2006 and has been in detention ever since, was immediately released and came back to the United States -- likely as fast as he could (and good for him).
In Manila, a newspaper asked for reactions about the Court of Appeals decision. "What can you say about the acquittal of Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith by the Court of Appeals?" Most of the reactions were respectful of the judicial process and of Cpl. Smith; some were not. Here is my own particular "favorite" reaction:
Eddie Yap, Kabankalan City: I am glad that Smith has been acquitted by the Court of Appeals. I think the guy has learned his lessons and his acquittal will put him in the right track to become a better person if ever he’s guilty. The accuser’s testimony has many loopholes and I believe Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith is just a victim of circumstances in this controversy.
That's right, Eddie. That false rape claim, and two plus years in detention, surely have taught this innocent young man a well-deserved lesson; it will put him on the right track. This, of course, is reminiscent of our all-time favorite quotation, found in a 2001 Time Magazine article:
"[Vice President of Vassar Catherine] Comins argues that men who are unjustly accused can sometimes gain from the experience. 'They have a lot of pain, but it is not a pain that I would necessarily have spared them. I think it ideally initiates a process of self-exploration. 'How do I see women?" "If I didn't violate her, could I have?" "Do I have the potential to do to her what they say I did?" Those are good questions.'"
Yep. A false rape claim, and a few years in prison, are good for innocent men -- teaches them a lesson. Teaches them to respect women better.
The fact that no sane or moral person would ever suggest that inflicting criminality on a woman is "good" for her is completely beside the point. Men are different. Men, as a class, need to be tamed so that they treat women better, don't you know. And, damn it, a false rape allegation is just what is needed to initiate that process of self-exploration that every totally innocent Y-Chromosome-bearing human requires.
Assuming, of course, that he isn't killed in prison before he can begin that "process of self-exploration."
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Eddie the yapper - "I think the guy has learned his lessons and his acquittal will put him in the right track to become a better person if ever he’s guilty."What dolts like this fail to recognize is that 1) he never had any lesson to learn - he was innocent of the charges (dipsh*t!); and 2) it is NOT likely to make him into a better person - more likely a bitter person.
And WTF does Eddie mean by "...a better person if ever he’s guilty."If he did ever become guilty of rape, it would mean that he is not a better person.
While I personally doubt that clueless Eddie even knows about Catherine Comins, and might not even be able to read anyway; he does dutifully echo that same idea that she fed into the media machine years ago. Seems her BS worked it's magic - even if only on imbeciles like Eddie and that fem-ass-kissing mangina at The Triangle.
It's going to take a substantial effort to root such inanities out public discourse.
"false rape accusation is good for innocent men, for it teaches them a very important lesson."
The lesson i learned was that our legal system acquired a unique form perversion somewhere along the way, to the degree women can willfully lie in our courts, at their pleasure. Then after the lie, spin doctors (womens advocates), will scramble to scene to redefine what the meaning of is, is, in order for the public not to understand that she is in fact lying.
Kafka approves of this method of teaching.
If anything, this will make Daniel Smith wary of women, if not downright hostile. How does he get back those 2 years, or even get back the trust he had before all this began. Eddie yap is a complete idiot for these statements. Does that mean that he is ok if someone falsely accuses him of rape, so he can learn something and become "a better person"? (rhetorical)
Eddie the yapper's comment was flat-out nonsensical -- slwerner nailed it. I agree with Scott and anonymous, too.
Ms. Comins' comment is akin to defending a school principal who gives all the black students in the school detention because one or two black students, whose identities are known, committed some infraction against a white student. It's akin to saying that detention will teach all blacks to treat whites better.
Ms. Comin's statement is is unfair on its face to the point of being immoral; it is indefensible under any standard, and can literally be called man-hating. It is saying that the rights of women to be free of rape trump the liberty of innocent men who have never been accused of rape.
I am glad that this comment is so frequently referenced, coming as it did from an administrator of a school like Vassar.
Right on, Wolfboy/Steve!!
" "A false rape accusation is good for innocent men; it teaches them a much-needed lesson"
What lesson is it supposed to teach innocent men, that it is a crime to breath while male? There are too many Eddie the yaapers out there who blindly follow every blasphemous word of feminazis who get sadistic pleasure out of seeing men's lives destroyed. They unwittingly have destroyed ALL credibility they even thought they had.
As a victim of false rape that came up during divorce , I can tell you first hand what I have learned.
The illegal system will do everything including covering up evidence, lie and do whatever it takes to put you in jail. They know these women are liars and they still do her bidding.
I learned that you can't trust a women and if you put yourself out there you will get it in the ass.
Peter Tarbat
False Rape Victim and now an activist
519-535-5592
This man was acquitted but he wasn't proven to be innocent so by calling him innocent and the accuser by extension a liar you are doing just what you criticize people who call the accuser the victim before anyone's been found guilty is doing: you're assuming guilt without proof. Hypocritical.
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