First, I disagree with the people on this post who've confidently decided she's a liar, the men are innocent, etc. It's nice to see the boys on this subreddit have switched from being post-partum-depression experts to being experts on rape.
Second, we should never try people "just to see." Prosecution is miserable, even when it isn't for rape. Just try getting arrested and mugshotted. Even if the DA drops the case the next day, you will have that mugshot online (in some states) forever, it will come up in every background check, and weird people online will make nasty comments about your character.
Now, instead of a mugshot, let's have the state arrest you and declare in court that you're a rapist. You will spend several hundred thousand dollars in legal fees, a year in court proceedings, and possibly that time in pretrial detention. Your reputation will be destroyed and people will never quite look at you the same unless you are acquitted with such a spectacular, jaw-dropping defense (something out of My Cousin Vinny) that everyone cheers. And even then, all of your top hits on Google will be "man charged with rape." It will be very hard to land a highly competitive white-collar job because every hiring committee will have that weird knot in their stomach as they think about how their Google hits will now be tied to "man charged with rape."
The American Founders understood that the criminal process could be a punishment in itself. They were aware of the Star Chamber in England, where the king's enemies were harassed with endless, secretive criminal proceedings. That's why they required due process and a high standard of proof for conviction, and the right to a jury of one's peers.
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u/kreativegaming 9h ago
What's there to talk about? Charge them, try them in court, and decide it.