During the Puritan era, (16th to 17th centuries), the tendency of accusing someone of crime was prevalent. The uproar of Puritan accusations, such as witchcraft and lechery, consist of prison or sentence to death to anyone disobeying the law. Those who broke the law were not the only ones facing the consequences, but also the innocent people who were accused of the crime. Despite the consequences, Puritans “jumped the bandwagon” to accuse others of witch craft merely because of its popularity in Salem. Today’s society continues to portray the popularity of condemning others, not necessarily of witch craft, but of sexual assault. Numerous cases of sexual assault have made its appearance between the 60’s and the 70’s. Nevertheless, Anita
