Quote Originally Posted by JKDS View Post
What about the other implication of punishing false accusers?

A punishment for falsely accusing someone of rape would heavily deter anyone who lied, in spite of the punishment, from coming forward. Since rape is very much a he-said-she-said kind of thing, deterring liars from eventually coming forward seems bad.

Further, im not sure punishment for false accusations would effectively deter people from doing it. Its often young people who cant deal with issues at home that cry rape, and im not sure they would actually care (or even know about) a legal consequence for doing so.
Being a liar is not sufficient evidence to convict someone of a crime.

No punishment prevents 100 percent of the behavior.

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.