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Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by Klockan on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @04:36AM (#14854482)
> Women get sexually harassed or assaulted much more than they fabricate allegations for personal gain (and note that this is not what happened in this case), as a woman rarely gains from making allegations, either true or false.

I don't understand the logic here, are you saying that men gain more from sexually harassing women than women gain from falsely accusing men? I think you would have a hard time finding a man who would be in a better position if he just started sexually harassing women.

Edit: Note that I believe that honest accusations are far more common than false ones, I am just criticizing this explanation.

Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @07:01AM (#14855143)
I think GP is simply implying that, since "a woman rarely gains from making allegations, either true or false", she doesn't have a strong incentive to make false accusations. Which is IMO a fair explanation, though personally I disagree with the assumption here. The way sexual harassment is treated these days, even a vague false accusation is a very powerful weapon. Hell, even a threat of an accusation is a powerful weapon.
Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by matt4077 on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @08:29AM (#14855603)
Sorry to interrupt your little men-only discussion "women: willing victim or scheming accuser?".

But did any of you notice that the alleged false accuser in this case is actually a man?

Re:Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco bus... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @08:47AM (#14855710)
I'm pretty sure everyone here did, but this particular subthread diverged to a tangential topic, which is normal.