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All this happened because “believe the children” became a nationwide mantra. Society has a duty to protect young children—but also to assess accusations rationally and fairly, especially when they’re improbable, spectacular and horrifying. Journalists, too, must maintain a level of skepticism when cases as improbable as these arise. Any reporter who covers the legal system should have recognized the high probability that these accusations were false.
Read the article by NCRJ Advisor Harvey Silverglate in the Wall Street Journal. Rebublished with their permission in Father MacRae’s blog, Beyond These Stone Walls.
