Comments on: How to End the Witchhunt http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/05/how-to-end-witchhunt.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Bennett http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/05/how-to-end-witchhunt.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 Mark Bennett Thu, 10 May 2007 01:47:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=82#comment-34 Terrifying. An accusation, even a false one, is devastating to the accused in many ways -- financial, emotional, reputational.<br/><br/>Legislating it is a silly proposal but, in all seriousness, one way that a man can protect himself against such fabricated allegations is to refrain from becoming involved with women who have minor daughters. Terrifying. An accusation, even a false one, is devastating to the accused in many ways — financial, emotional, reputational.

Legislating it is a silly proposal but, in all seriousness, one way that a man can protect himself against such fabricated allegations is to refrain from becoming involved with women who have minor daughters.

]]> By: Gideon http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/05/how-to-end-witchhunt.html/comment-page-1#comment-33 Gideon Thu, 10 May 2007 00:47:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=82#comment-33 The real tragedy in representing clients accused of sexual assault of "related" minors is that there's no real way of knowing if the accusation is fabricated. Maybe if the "victim" recants and even then...<br/><br/>It is scary how prevalent these false accusations are and how easily convictions are obtained in such cases.<br/><br/>It worries me on a daily basis. The real tragedy in representing clients accused of sexual assault of “related” minors is that there’s no real way of knowing if the accusation is fabricated. Maybe if the “victim” recants and even then…

It is scary how prevalent these false accusations are and how easily convictions are obtained in such cases.

It worries me on a daily basis.

]]> By: Mark Bennett http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/05/how-to-end-witchhunt.html/comment-page-1#comment-32 Mark Bennett Thu, 10 May 2007 00:05:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=82#comment-32 I think it would be wrong not to. I think it would be wrong not to.

]]> By: Gideon http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/05/how-to-end-witchhunt.html/comment-page-1#comment-31 Gideon Wed, 09 May 2007 22:54:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=82#comment-31 Would it be wrong to laugh at the silliness of this proposal? Would it be wrong to laugh at the silliness of this proposal?

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