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CMV: Lying about rape does not hurt rape victims

My reasoning:
Lying bout rape does not hurt rape victims. What would be the issue? That we won't believe real rape victims at their word in the future? We shouldn't in the first place. That is exactly why lying about rape is such a big problem, because we take them at their word instantly. Every rape accusation should be treated with a large grain of salt. EVERY accusation of ANYTHING. That is how the justice system works. Not believing rape victims at their word in the future is a benefit, not a negative. It helps us reestablish innocent until proven guilty.

Lying about rape does waste police and court time. So lying about rape does hurts rape victims...but only as much as lying about any crime does.

Edit: After reading the comments here, I now agree that rape liars hurt victims moreso than general liars of crimes do. I still don't think it matters whether liars hurts rape victims in court, since we are always supposed to assume accusers are lying in court, but I can see that outside of court it definitely hurts victims.
gpt
Lying about rape means that all those you lied to are less likely to believe the next person to say they are raped. It is the "boy who cried wolf" scenario. You train all those involved to not trust anyone.