so is the argument "it's okay for people to occasionally be punished for crimes they didn't commit because the victims of those crimes are far more numerous?"
otherwise I'm not clear on what you're saying
It's not hard. The argument is that while both things are terrible (being raped, and being falsely accused of rape) we should not focus on false accusations because it may only work to hinder people from reporting rape, as when stories like this get big they often cause more people to look at rape accusations with suspicion which really isn't what we should be doing.
It's kind of like making a big deal about those committing welfare fraud. Sure there are some people doing it, but the number of those taking advantage of the system shouldn't be a cause to cut funding for welfare because there are still a lot of people who truly do need it.
The story is sad no doubt, but getting people to look at accusations of rape with more suspicion is literally the worst thing that could come out of this, and it is also one of the most likely.
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