One of the most glaring instances that comes to mind when thinking of false accusations is the story of Emmett Till. This 14 year old black boy was murdered because a white woman lied about him “whistling” and “touching” her. He was killed in the most brutal of ways and then thrown in a creek. All because this woman lied.<\/p>\n
Mind you, this sack of shit racist fuck later admitted that she made up many parts of her accusation story. However, in 1955 America (has it really changed) an all white jury let the killers go. The only upside to this horrid event is that his mom, a very smart, forward thinking woman insisted on having an open casket at the funeral. She used her suffering to send a message, and this helped light a fire on the civil rights movement. Thank you for your bravery, mom.<\/p>\n
I don’t think that it’s a stretch to say, that had these racist pieces of shit not murdered this young boy, that he would have been jailed for the rest of his life, if he even made it to the point of being arrested (has that changed?) It’s sickening to me that someone’s life could completely be ruined over someone falsely saying, “rape.” That is utterly disgusting and most dangerous for communities of color.<\/p>\n
Over the last few days, I’ve seen the story of\u00a0VanDyke Perry and Gregory Counts, who were accused of raping a woman. The two men had always maintained their innocence, and they argued that had the DNA evidence been examined, they would have seen it wasn’t them. However, with no evidence, they sent these men to prison for a combined 3 decades based off of a lie. The woman later admitted that her then boyfriend told her to lie about them to get revenge over some beef they had. Her lying cost these men their lives. Why isn’t she being held accountable for that? She cost these men their lives, she cost us thousands and thousands in tax payer funds, and she’s living her life like nothing happened? She needs to be held accountable for this!<\/p>\n
These stories go on and on. Recently, we have seen the rise of the #metoo movement, and men who have actually committed horrible crimes are being held accountable for those crimes! Rightfully so, they should be punished! My words are not meant to hurt or discredit this much needed movement. However, lies and actions like the aforementioned do hurt the movement. All that being said, what do we do about situations like these? Situations where a man is innocent, yet serves decades in prison, or loses their lives over a damn lie! We need a movement to punish people who lie about rape or any crime!<\/p>\n
Watch this video, as the black man approaches her, this woman yells, “Rape, Rape, Rape.” Pre-camera or in 1955 America, that was enough to send this innocent man to prison or even 6 feet under. Why does she get away with this?<\/p>\n