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From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: The Dotson Case
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 13:56:28 EDT
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>>>>>>
What should we do about it?  If everyone who subscribed to net.women would write
to their local papers and complain about the distorted view of rape that is pre-
sented in the converage of this case, we could make a difference.  How about it?
> 	Also, does anybody know where to write to complain to Associated Press?
>>>>>>

Well, I hate to break it to you, but the purpose of newspapers is to make
money, and one easy way to do that is to print and play up sensational
(and unusual (sic)) stories. That is undoubtedly the major reason the Dotson
case has gotten so much publicity.

Personally, the story did not make me think that there might be a lot of
false rape accusations, primarily because so much *publicity* was given to
the fact that the authorities still consider that Dotson was *guilty* as can be.
There was no pardon; it was just felt that, whatever the motivation of
the victim may have been, she obviously didn't want him in jail any more.
(An ironic commentary to those who would let the victim decide what the
punishment should be!)


Is there a term in abnormal psychology for "overanxiousness to be considered
politically correct" ? There should be.

					Jeff Winslow