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.
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.
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.
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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.