Short, sweet and to the point. Based on the report, no one was brought in for questioning, so that is a plus. However, why isn't she named?
Sexual Assault report false, say police.
The Waynesboro Police Department says a sexual assault reported by a woman Monday did not occur.
Police say investigators had concerns about inconsistencies in information and statements that could not be corroborated.
The report said a man had forced his way into the Waynesboro home and sexually assaulted the woman.
Investigators interviewed the alleged victim a third time Thursday morning and she admitted to making a false report.
She may face charges of making a false report of a crime pending further investigation.
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http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/78965047.html
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Hey wait a minute...I thought women and girls would NEVER,EVER,EVER,EVER lie about rape??
"However, why isn't she named?"
Also missing is any suggestion/discussion of her motivations in making an FRA.
Sorry to constantly drone on about this, but...
Highlighting the motivation for FRA's serves to demonstrate just how little it often takes for a woman to choose such a course of action. It also serves to help "cement" into the minds of the public that FRA's DO occur - and not just from a few random certifiable "crazies" but from a wide spectrum of "average" women who find self-serving utility in FRA's.
As I've previously mentioned, I believe that it is all too easy for most people to either write-off FRA's as just some crazy women; or, a case of "something must have happened", but there isn't evidence enough to pursue a crime. In either case, while a person may learn of an FRA incident, it is quickly forgotten as unimportant (and representative of nothing) - because so little is revealed in reports such as the one in question here.
Even the fact that this particular incident will generate few response here, among those who are most attuned to FRA's, I believe speaks directly to what I am suggesting. With so little information presented, there seems little to consider, and so, it passes quickly from our thoughts.
From what I've observed, this is exactly the part of out human nature that media-types (I hestitate to use the term journalist for most of them) seek to take advantage of to help keep the pervasiveness of FRA's "out of sight, out of mind".
Consider, for instance, how we here would be more inclined to focus on this story if it were just a bit "juicier" - and apply that to the population at large.
If, for instance, it were made known that this womans claims were made because she had spent the afternoon at her home with her lover, loosing track of the time, and realizing at the last moment that her husband was due to arrive home, and their was not enough time to hide all the evidence of the sexual passion which had occurred there. [see, I've got your attention already]
Well, then, the story becomes titillating, and not only a better read, but a more complete story that the mind will spend more time processing - and is likely to hang on to the memory of.
I am reminded of the farcical scenes of police standing in front of an obvious crime scene directing people to "move along, nothing to see here". To my mind, that is essentially what certain reporters are doing in their refusal to more fully cover the stories of FRA's being uncovered.
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If it were a case where a rape did occur, the msm would provide an abundance of information. Again the media casually shows it's lack of concern for FRAVs
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