When the allegation is false

@Kootenay Coyote

 

I used to have the same mind set as you in the past. Wait until you (or your close one) been falsely alleged, then you will know it is really not fun. You know yourself, and you know you didn't do it. The investigation takes weeks, hopefully not months, and you will find it really hurt your feelings and ruins your reputation.

 

When the investigation is over, police do not find any evidence to lay a charge and of course you know they never will, but the file remains open and your record remains in the system. You may find your police record was tainted. If the false allegation is about minor, you may have trouble even doing volunteer in your child's activity.

 

If the allegation is true, the system works just fine. If the allegation is false, and you know you didn't do it, it hurts for a very long time.

 

Read the JonBenet Ramsey's case. The parents were main suspects on their daughter's murder, but no charge been laid. Not until 12 years later in 2008, the police completely clear them based on the DNA found in their daughter's underwear. What if the police never found the DNA? They will be the suspect until their death. Anyway, the poor mom was only partially cleared before she passed away of ovarian cancer. The mom only completely cleared 2 years after she die.