Having a successful blog in today's world of everyone wanting to be a blogger is tough. To get a boost in readership, try crying rape (see ‘Mattress Girl’ Who Falsely Claimed “Rape” Makes… Sex Tape? and JUSTICE! ‘Victim’ Who Falsely Accused Students of Rape Now Faces Prison Time…).

One blogging mom, Susan Shannon, did just that, passing ordinary mommy blogging and awkward selfies on the Insta to full blown rape accusations.

Col. David “Wil” Riggins, after a highly decorated Army career that included tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was on the verge of promotion to brigadier general in July 2013 when he got a phone call at the Pentagon from the Army’s criminal investigation division to come in for a meeting. Once there, he learned that a blogger in Washington state had just accused him of raping her, when both were cadets at West Point in 1986. An investigation was underway.

Riggins waived his right to an attorney and immediately gave a statement denying any sexual assault of the woman, Susan Shannon of Everett, Wash. Shannon also cooperated with the CID investigation, which could not “prove or disprove Ms. Shannon’s allegation she was raped,” the CID report concluded. But in the spring of 2014, with the armed forces facing heavy criticism for their handling of sexual assault cases, Secretary of the Army John McHugh recommended removing Riggins from the list for promotion to general. Riggins promptly retired.

Another promising man being crushed under a false accusation? He wasn't having it.

Then, Riggins sued Shannon for defamation, claiming that every aspect of her rape claim on the West Point campus was “provably false,” and that she wrote two blog posts and a Facebook post “to intentionally derail [his] promotion” to brigadier general. During a six-day trial that ended Aug. 1, a jury in Fairfax County, Va., heard from both Riggins and Shannon at length. And after 2½ hours of deliberation, they sided emphatically with Riggins, awarding him $8.4 million in damages, an extraordinary amount for a defamation case between two private citizens. The jury ordered Shannon to pay $3.4 million in compensatory damages for injury to his reputation and lost wages, and $5 million in punitive damages, “to make sure nothing like this will ever happen again,” according to one of the jurors.

There's nothing like swift and pure justice to make a heart feel as American as Mark Twain. Bonus points for turning the accuser into an example. Note to lard bucket feminists: lying about rape might just break your bank. Catchy.

Look, does rape happen? Absolutely. Women get raped by men. Also, men get raped by men. Women also take advantage of boys (Coo-coo-ca-choo Mrs. Robinson). If you've been sexually assaulted, report it at the time. Do not wait decades before accusing someone of rape just before that someone is due for a promotion. Also, if you're going to accuse someone of rape, small detail: make sure they actually raped you. Because false accusations of rape hurt not only the falsely accused, but women who have ACTUALLY BEEN RAPED. The more of these "cried rape" stories we have, the less likely actual rape-victims will be believed. Hopefully you can understand my concern.

Here's Steven to explain:

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