Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco business rival in disguise

Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by Pica_soO on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @02:15AM (#14853987)

If you accuse somebody of a crime s/he didnt commit- and it comes out, you should suffer the same sentence - circumstances of the person you accused would have received as sentence.

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by jpttsn on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @02:55AM (#14854119)

Sounds like eye-for-an-eye logic. Why the same?

Also, just for rape, or for any crime? If I falsely accuse the President of treason, and he is found innocent, should I be convicted of treason?

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by jstanley on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @03:33AM (#14854269)

Reasonable doubt that X is guilty is not the same as proof beyond reasonable doubt that X's accuser is guilty.

There can be reasonable doubt in both directions.

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by int_19h on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @03:10AM (#14854179)

There is some logic to it, in a sense that, the more serious the false accusation, the higher the potential damage to the victim - so penalty must also be proportionally higher.

(Note that it didn't say "same crime", only "same sentence".)

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by jpttsn on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @03:38AM (#14854285)

It's clear to me that/why people want punishment to be more severe, and proportional to the seriousness.

Perhaps I'm being too literal and the call for "same sentence" is just for effect.

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by xor1 on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @03:20AM (#14854216)

False accusers are harming real victims, too.

>If I falsely accuse the President of treason, and he is found innocent, should I be convicted of treason?

Please go into detail in regards to how this hypothetical scenario would unfold. I can't wait to hear your explanation for how some random person accusing the President of treason could possibly lead to any sort of trial.

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by jpttsn on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @03:40AM (#14854296)

I really can't tell what you want me to explain or what your point is, but I'd love to help.

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by christophilus on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @04:11AM (#14854396)

Er, only if you can prove the accuser was being malicious, rather than mistaken, or off their meds or whatever. I think you'd need to prove criminal intent.

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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by matt4077 on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @07:47AM (#14855356)

That sounds completely arbitrary.

It's also wrong. Even assuming rape and false accusation being equally harmful, the rape penalty would have been for a crime that actually succeeded, whereas the false accusation would have only been an attempt.

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