Alan,

How is your conscience clear when you advocate sending many innocent people to jail?

I'm sure (or at least hope) that Rhian is talking with tongue firmly lodged in mouth when suggesting that young males be incarcerated in mass because they, as a group, are more likely to commit crime than other groups.

BTW, on a totally unrelated theme... "Indigenous people are 15 to 20 times more likely to commit violent offences than non-Indigenous people according to research released today." and "The new study also found Indigenous women are five times more likely to commit a violent offence than non-indigenous men."

I have read the article of Bettina Ardnt who was once a sex therapist and now a mens issues activist. From my knowledge Ms Ardnt has not met with the author of Don't Cry Rape and was not in the room when the rape happened. Bettina Ardnt had every opportunity to meet with Trish Wyatt and could easily have done so before writing such tripe. Bettina Ardnt may enjoy someone ramming their fist up her vagina, or forcing their genitals into her mouth so forceful that she struggles to breath, but Trish Wyatt didn't.

The justice system is so out of touch that the decision handed down cannot be accepted as the truth. Bettina Ardnt has done more damage to the mens issues movement by comparing what happened to Trish Wyatt to what mens issues are about. Perhaps Bettina Ardnt hasn't researched mens issues either and just writes what she think people want to read.

I know men who have suffered because the system is designed to support women who claim abuse and have to fight to have custody of children etc. Any real man, no matter how much he has suffered from his ex, would not approve of what happened to Trish Wyatt even though it happened during a date. Bettina Ardnt would have to be the worst advocate for 'mens issues' and is doing more harm than good.

Bettina Ardnt perhaps it is time you hang up your pen and realise that you are a has been. What a pity the perpetrator cannot be named because I think you would make the perfect couple.

"Bettina Ardnt may enjoy someone ramming their fist up her vagina, or forcing their genitals into her mouth so forceful that she struggles to breath, but Trish Wyatt didn't."

What Arndt is saying is that these claims by Wyatt are not true. The jury agreed, at least to the extent of saying there was no evidence they were true.

Just because a woman asserts she was assaulted doesn't make it so, although in some circles unevidenced assertion is the same as established fact.

There is no justice on either side, but there are big bucks for Lawyers.

There needs to be a major enquiry into the DPP, without who’s action a criminal charge would not eventuate.

The evidence in this case was nothing more sophisticated than a “he said she said”.

An extension of criminal law act to define a more far reaching definition of a vexatious claim, is also urgently needed.

And last but not least, the application for legal aid must include both parties in a high profile case such as rape cases, where evidence is very thin on the ground.

Effectively, if you have a job of any definition, legal aid will be denied; this aspect alone almost ensures a win for the government funded legal aid recipients.

Is it just my observation or is a man with money automatically a target to be entrapped into a situation where he can be accused of rape ?
A woman is apparently automatically a rape victim if she’s under the influence of liqueur or recreational drugs even if she drags a man into a secluded corner. All she has to do is to go through the motions & then scream rape up to 30 years later ?