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Do you think that a person who lies to convict a person of a crime they did not commit should spend time in prison themselves?

Asked by chyna (51306points) August 25th, 2012

I was watching a news program about a man named Brian Banks that spent 5 years in prison after a woman knowingly, falsely accused him of rape. She later came forward and recanted and he was released from prison. The story didn’t say if she was punished in any manner. Do you think she, or others in this type of position should be convicted of a crime and spend time in prison? She has, in effect, taken 5 years of this mans life.

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