# Wanetta Gibson Courageously Comes Forward; Admits Her Rape Accusation Was False (Not) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 7, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446 "2012-06-07T23:47:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/21 "2012-06-08T17:54:04Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > As a victim of rape, this makes me INSANELY FURIOUS. I mean, like HULK SMASH level mad. I sincerely hope she serves time for this. LOTS of time. It’s a tragedy. How can someone do something like this? WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOME PEOPLE?!?! > > Fuck! In truth - while a false rape allegation from a high school student is a bad thing, and makes me angry, it doesn’t peg my outrage meter. Kids are stupid - it’s amazing how often I find one truly lacking in common sense. But for this woman to maintain the lie for years? Yup. Outrage time. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/22 "2012-06-08T17:59:43Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > In truth - while a false rape allegation from a high school student is a bad thing, and makes me angry, it doesn’t peg my outrage meter. Kids are stupid - it’s amazing how often I find one truly lacking in common sense. > > But for this woman to maintain the lie for years? Yup. Outrage time. It’s not the “lie for years” that’s outrageous. It’s the five years of the man’s life that she stole with that lie. ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/23 "2012-06-08T18:14:34Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > In truth - while a false rape allegation from a high school student is a bad thing, and makes me angry, it doesn’t peg my outrage meter. Kids are stupid - it’s amazing how often I find one truly lacking in common sense. > > But for this woman to maintain the lie for years? Yup. Outrage time. How long have you been out of high school? Accusing somebody of rape isn’t something you can chalk up to a juvenile mistake. I did some pretty shitty things when I was a teen, but they stopped well short of accusing people of rape. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/24 "2012-06-08T18:19:04Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > As a victim of rape, this makes me INSANELY FURIOUS. I mean, like HULK SMASH level mad. I sincerely hope she serves time for this. LOTS of time. It’s a tragedy. How can someone do something like this? WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOME PEOPLE?!?! > > Fuck! Couldn’t agree more. Not only was an innocent man sent to jail, but women who actually are raped will have their story doubted. There are almost no words to describe the damage she has done. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/25 "2012-06-08T18:27:57Z")
> [@furt](#): > > Honestly, that’s _extremely_ unlikely. As Carroll said after one day, essentially, he looks like a good athlete who hasn’t played or been coached in ten years. Most top HS recruits don’t make the NFL even when they do get years of coaching. It’s a very classy gesture on Carroll’s part, but it’s very unlikely to be more than that. > > The positive attitude he’s shown throughout is just amazing, though. Can’t help but pull for him. Sure, but even if he just makes it to the practice squad, its a win. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/26 "2012-06-08T18:28:50Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Well, it was kind of a joke, but it’s true I don’t accept friend requests from people I dislike. That’s hard to believe for some reason? I was wondering if you honestly thought that someone who has been falsely accused of rape and has done time for it should reject an opportunity to set up the bitch that framed him. In other words, if I were him, I would have accepted that request, toot suite, chomping at the bit for the chance to get her to come clean. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/27 "2012-06-08T18:29:25Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Hasn’t he suffered enough? Hey! We are only twelve or thirteen players away from being a dynasty. A Dynasty! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/28 "2012-06-08T18:48:04Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Well, it was kind of a joke, but it’s true I don’t accept friend requests from people I dislike… I have the same attitude towards restraining orders. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/29 "2012-06-08T18:51:29Z")
Women who falsely accuse and be proven so should pay for it. That’s a horrible horrible thing to do. It makes me furious. But women who do make an accusation of rape and a jury finds the person not guilty? They should be protected. Like [this woman](http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19571621?IADID=Search-www.denverpost.com-www.denverpost.com). ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/30 "2012-06-08T18:52:38Z")
To clear up the whole, “He friended her on facebook!!???!!!111!?” thing, **he didn’t friend her.** She sent a friend request, which he did not accept, but he did PM her and offer to set up a meeting through a third party. Which they did. It’s in the petition I linked earlier. We could be outraged at the bad journalism, but I’ve given up on good news reporting. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/31 "2012-06-08T18:59:05Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Hey! We are only twelve or thirteen players away from being a dynasty. A Dynasty! Because as we know, there are 14 kings of grounders in a frightening Pacific dynasty. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/32 "2012-06-08T19:11:19Z")
> [@bup](#): > > To clear up the whole, “He friended her on facebook!!???!!!111!?” thing, **he didn’t friend her.** > … I thought you had to accept a friend before you could start PMing and whatnot. But either way. If I thought I could get her stupid ass to confess the frame up, I would marry her on facebook. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/33 "2012-06-08T19:15:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You can’t be serious. I can, but it’s very, _very_ difficult. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/34 "2012-06-08T19:33:45Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > I thought you had to accept a friend before you could start PMing and whatnot. No, you can send a message to anyone. I’ve gotten a few “Are you the tdn I went to college with?” messages before being friended. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/35 "2012-06-08T19:40:42Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Because as we know, there are 14 kings of grounders in a frightening Pacific dynasty. You are so going to Hell with that one. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/36 "2012-06-08T19:51:37Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Because as we know, there are 14 kings of grounders in a frightening Pacific dynasty. That’s it! I can finally get some rest. ---
**Author:** ![AqualungBats5th](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@AqualungBats5th](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AqualungBats5th)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/37 "2012-06-08T19:52:44Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > More evidence that the real victims of rape are men. > yes, that was a joke. (Color change removed by me for clarity’s sake) Considering how many people are out there that genuiely believe there’s some truth to that (See: damn near the entire internet, water cooler, etc every time the topic of rape comes up and there’s always at least one asshole that assumes the victim is lying) it’s pretty fucking shitty excuse for a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Bambro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/38 "2012-06-08T20:12:26Z")
Just in time. The only thing this thread was missing was a white knight. Glad you stopped by. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/39 "2012-06-08T20:14:35Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > Is there a law that makes her criminally (not just civilly) liable for basically stealing five years of his life? > > If there isn’t, there is a definite need for one. Maybe. Although you’re probably looking at a statute of limitations problem. But the prosecution can argue the clock is tolled until,they actually discover the crime. Not sure how California law works for this issue. ---
**Author:** ![AqualungBats5th](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@AqualungBats5th](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AqualungBats5th)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446/40 "2012-06-08T20:23:44Z")
> [@Bambro](#): > > Just in time. The only thing this thread was missing was a white knight. Glad you stopped by. For the woman who actually did lie? Fuck no. I’m not defending her. But, and no intention to necessarily suggest **Inigo** wasn’t really joking, that particular idea is very often put forth completely in earnest. So you’ll forgive me for being humorless about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanetta-gibson-courageously-comes-forward-admits-her-rape-accusation-was-false-not/624446.md?page=3)