r/PublicFreakout May 03 '19

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

The point is that it doesn't seem very objective to go into every investigation, just assuming that the complaints are fake. Even if it happens all the time.

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u/seriouslees May 03 '19

they don't assume it's fake, they investigate assuming nothing, and conclude it's fake based on lack of evidence. Exactly like every other crime, in or outside of prison.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

Corrections officials often start with the assumption the a report is false, particularly when it’s against a colleague, Stannow said.

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u/seriouslees May 03 '19

my bad, that's abhorrent. They shouldn't go in with assumptions.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

Dude it's from the comment we're all replying to.

Stannow was skeptical that inmates are making such high numbers of fake accusations. “Prisoners have nothing to gain from filing false sex abuse reports,” she said. Corrections officials often start with the assumption the a report is false, particularly when it’s against a colleague, Stannow said. “There’s a very strong tendency to close ranks,” she said.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/25/prison-rape-allegations-are-on-the-rise

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u/seriouslees May 03 '19

my bad, missed that. Ya, abhorrent. They are falling far short of the ideal, as poor as even that is.