One of the worst things that can ever happen is a false allegation of rape because it allows bigoted and shameless police officers to then claim all rape accusations are lies.
The National Institute of Health in 2010 released a 10 year study of 136 cases which the abstract concluded the following;
Of the 136 cases of sexual assault reported over the 10-year period, 8 (5.9%) are coded as false allegations. These results, taken in the context of an examination of previous research, indicate that the prevalence of false allegations is between 2% and 10%.
Now, let's be very, very clear. I have pity for this woman because she is obviously suffering from some mental illness which led her to try and gain attention by concocting this absurd daytime abduction from a Metra train station story.
But... let us also not lose sight of the false details she crafted for her attackers. Spanish speakers in a stolen Escalade and "This used to be a safe neighborhood."
This lie is tailor made to fit into the Migrant Crime Wave lie being pushed Trump & Vance.
Since this initial claim by Bankhead she has been charged with a Disorderly Conduct for filing a false police report. Now, whether or not she committed a crime the question of using the criminal courts to treat a woman most likely suffering some kind of mental distress.
While the Illinois legislature mandated all Police Officers in the State undergo Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Responder training every 3 years, back in 2017. There are still enough troglodytes and biased Officers who will dismiss and do everything they can to undermine a victim when she comes in to report.
The book A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America should be required reading for every police officer. As it highlights how Officers once they've formed an initial impression don't care to change it and will actively work to prove it even against evidence to the contrary. It also highlights how rape victims are treated as suspects as soon as they come in to make a report and at the time were forced to relive their traumatic incident over and over again while the Officers and Detectives looked for any minor discrepancy to discredit her.
So, I don't know where Lacie Bankhead is but, I hope she can try to recover from this and I'm thankful no innocent people were taken into custody or worse after her false allegation.
2 comments:
As a close friend of hers, I want to point out that most people don’t know the full story, and the police didn’t make an effort to share it.
A traumatic event triggered a PTSD flashback, which was reported to the police. They later deemed it as a false report, leading to her arrest, though she was never convicted. It was a significant misunderstanding, and it’s heartbreaking to see people shaming her over something they don’t fully understand.
I want to add that she is actively seeking help, as this is trauma she suppressed for 16 years, only resurfacing after a recent traumatic event. This had nothing to do with attention or politics. She experienced a deeply distressing event that triggered past trauma, and when the police arrived three days later, she was still reliving it.
The hateful comments from the community, calling her a liar, along with social media posts telling her to take her own life or spend life in prison, are not only cruel but also completely unhelpful. She is getting the support she needs and moving forward.
Perhaps your blog can shed light on the ignorance of blindly believing media narratives without understanding the full story. Instead of spreading hate, we should be encouraging people to seek the truth before making judgments.
The Truth https://open.substack.com/pub/fromthefoundationup/p/the-greatest-sources-of-our-suffering
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