> Still shocked and saddened that some people around HN have this attitude. If a woman close to you were to suggest she were raped or coerced into sex, would your first response be "Show me the proof!"?

I think most people would take the word of a " woman close to you " but the important part is the "close to you", if it's between two strangers, " innocent until proven guilty " should apply as with any accusation of wrongdoing. The alternative is how internet lynch mobs form