Scope creep and the sexual assault industry

The Australian recently published an important article quoting from two recent NSW District Court judgments which highlighted a trend of "unmeritorious" cases being brought before courts, risking miscarriages of justice. Justice Penelope Wass slammed prosecutors for putting "incredible and dishonest allegations of sexual assault through the criminal justice system," after a jury took only 25 minutes to throw out a case involving a Queensland woman who claimed she was raped by a bloke she met at a NSW pub. Almost everything about the allegation that could be objectively collaborated was challenged by CCTV footage, text messages, the complainant's account to her friends and to the doctor.

In another case involving a complainant with borderline personality disorder and bi-polar disorder who had made previous false rape allegations, Judge Gordon Lerve complained that the "glaringly improbable allegation being made by a gravely ill complainant being shepherded through the criminal justice system by police and prosecutors who are seemingly determined to ignore obvious issues of credibility and reliability."

An acting District Court Judge, Paul Conlon told the newspaper that he'd seen many cases being pursued where the initial critical assessment process was not undertaken with no reasonable prospect of conviction. "It's easier for prosecuting authorities to send the matter to court and let the jury decide," he said, explaining this course means prosecutors avoid public scrutiny for knocking back the case.

Easier for prosecutors but disastrous for the poor men named in these unmeritorious cases. I'm planning a live event soon, bringing together some men who have recently had their cases thrown out in court. I'll be telling you more about that when we have finalised details. But believe me, we are seeing case after case which should never have ended up in court. These are a direct result of the dangerous indoctrination currently taking place in our culture, convincing women they are victims of sexual assault whenever they have a sexual misadventure which doesn't work out as planned.

All men are at risk in a society where women are taught to see men as potential predators, and the worst possible spin is put on even the most trivial sexual behaviour.

I was recently contacted by a teacher who presented a textbook case of the vulnerability of men in this increasingly hostile climate. The man teaches in a private Christian school and described asking a female staff member if she would accompany him to the staff social club Christmas party. "She was initially quite enthusiastic, but later declined. I let the matter rest and moved on," he wrote.

Or so he thought. But then came a most unwelcome surprise: "On the day of the party I was summoned into the office of a supervisor who informed me in no uncertain terms that I was not to ever ask any fellow member of staff out on a date. If I did so I would be investigated, and if I was found to have breached sexual harassment guidelines then disciplinary action would ensue!"

The teacher described how shocked and perplexed he was by this "heavy-handed response." The supervisor presented him with a copy of the school's sexual harassment policies which he examined and found nothing which remotely applied in his case.

He then met with the HR manager who took the school's side. "She did not seem at all interested in my side of the story. I pointed out the fact that the school currently had two teaching couples who had met and married while at the school. The HR manager seemed unmoved."

The teacher explained that dealings with the lady in question were always cordial and respectful. "The woman did not lodge any complaint against me and is probably oblivious to the ensuing issues. My guess is that she innocently told a work colleague who then passed the information on to the principal."

"So there is no complaint or breach lodged against me, however I'm apparently not allowed to risk offending a lady by asking her out! I pointed out to the HR manager that I could therefore never find out if a woman would in fact act in a receptive manner because I couldn't risk offending her."

This rare man wasn't prepared to put up with this nonsense. He took the matter to the school's governing body telling them he was seeking legal advice. This promptly led to a discussion with the Principal - "a very constructive conversation where an apology was given and the matter was resolved to my satisfaction. The Principal had been unaware of the event taking place and I believe the HR team were reprimanded appropriately."

Yes! That's exactly what we need. What the teacher described as "a win for common sense" would never have happened if he had not pressed his case. "I believe we all have to show a little 'grit' when life's events require," he wrote.

I think we are going to need a lot more than grit to tackle the flood of unmeritorious rape cases now heading for our courts. But that courage and fortitude is exactly what's needed to tackle the scope creep which lies at the heart of the problem, from the sexual consent courses teaching drunk girls they've been raped, to workplaces where a man can find himself in trouble for looking the wrong way at a woman. Calling out this dangerous rubbish is the starting point for derailing the feminist goal of sending more men to gaol.