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The Claris Ling case reads like a checklist of what should land anyone behind bars: premeditation, manipulation, extortion, and a false police report.
Yet instead of prison time, she walks away with probation and a curfew.
If the accused had been male, the outcome would likely have been very different. That contrast isn’t about men versus women but a system that quietly adjusts its moral compass depending on who’s standing in the dock. When accountability becomes selective, justice ceases to be justice.
The real casualty here isn’t only the man she targeted, but the idea of credibility itself. Every fabricated story, every false accusation, makes it that much harder for genuine victims to be believed. The court may think it showed compassion; in reality, it handed cynicism another victory.
Yet instead of prison time, she walks away with probation and a curfew.
If the accused had been male, the outcome would likely have been very different. That contrast isn’t about men versus women but a system that quietly adjusts its moral compass depending on who’s standing in the dock. When accountability becomes selective, justice ceases to be justice.
The real casualty here isn’t only the man she targeted, but the idea of credibility itself. Every fabricated story, every false accusation, makes it that much harder for genuine victims to be believed. The court may think it showed compassion; in reality, it handed cynicism another victory.
