&gt; Still shocked and saddened that some people around HN have this attitude. If a woman close to you were to suggest she were raped or coerced into sex, would your first response be &quot;Show me the proof!&quot;?<p>I think most people would take the word of a &quot; woman close to you &quot; but the important part is the &quot;close to you&quot;, if it&#x27;s between two strangers, &quot; innocent until proven guilty &quot; should apply as with any accusation of wrongdoing. The alternative is how internet lynch mobs form