False allegations of domestic abuse and other forms of abuse are difficult subjects to address, in great part, because our sympathies naturally rest with those who are victims of abuse. Although a large portion of abuse allegations are certainly true, a recent set of
False allegations are a serious problem and I think you correctly identified one of the stumbling blocks -- people naturally want to sympathize with a victim, and if someone claims to be a victim, they sort of by default get that sympathy. Combine this with differing views of what happened, this makes it a challenge to find the truth.
But the consequences of false allegations, such as the suicide you pointed out, are so serious that we must get bias out of the system and deal with these very real problems in the most fair way possible.
False allegations are a serious problem and I think you correctly identified one of the stumbling blocks -- people naturally want to sympathize with a victim, and if someone claims to be a victim, they sort of by default get that sympathy. Combine this with differing views of what happened, this makes it a challenge to find the truth.
But the consequences of false allegations, such as the suicide you pointed out, are so serious that we must get bias out of the system and deal with these very real problems in the most fair way possible.
Thank you for writing about this serious problem