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By the little bit of probably-slanted info in the petition, it's still pretty obvious (video evidence filmed by the men themselves) that there was enough to go on to at least charge them as a normal criminal case.
If they are guilty, they should have stronger punishment than being expelled. If they are not guilty, then being expelled is a form of fraud (they paid for a degree and didn't get it). Neither is appropriate.
Sexual assaults shouldn't be tried and punished on change.org, and shouldn't be tried and punished by educational institutions. This whole scenario is patently unfair to everyone involved.
Why does it continue to be done this way? Is it a bid by college police to get more power/money, to solve bigger crime issues on campus? Is it a last-ditch attempt by men in charge to keep the wink-nod sow-wild-oats freedom they remember from college? Is it bid by feminists to continue to be able to make lots of noise about something nobody could be against (who's "for" sexual assault - anyone?...)? I think it's probably a confluence of all that. The solution seems so obvious (report it to the city police, and go through the court system), that I'm left to wonder *why* that doesn't happen.
flbeachmom
at June 27, 2014 7:39 AM
Referencing the Change.org petition FLBeachmom cited: From what I can tell, this article from WTKR describes the incident in question. Apparently, these three dickweeds pulled the young woman's bathing suit top off in Florida during Spring Break, and proudly shared a video of the incident with their friends.
I suppose there are legal issues to work out -- after all, what happened in Florida can't really be laid on JMU, but the school didn't need to let the guys come back to Harrisonburg. However, it also strikes me that having one's clothes ripped off constitutes assault, and should be a police matter. I can't tell if police were involved or not.
Old RPM Daddy (OldRPMDaddy at GMail dot com)
at June 27, 2014 10:59 AM
A link to a change.org petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/james-madison-university-be-the-change-10-000-strong-against-sexual-assault-at-jmu
By the little bit of probably-slanted info in the petition, it's still pretty obvious (video evidence filmed by the men themselves) that there was enough to go on to at least charge them as a normal criminal case.
If they are guilty, they should have stronger punishment than being expelled. If they are not guilty, then being expelled is a form of fraud (they paid for a degree and didn't get it). Neither is appropriate.
Sexual assaults shouldn't be tried and punished on change.org, and shouldn't be tried and punished by educational institutions. This whole scenario is patently unfair to everyone involved.
Why does it continue to be done this way? Is it a bid by college police to get more power/money, to solve bigger crime issues on campus? Is it a last-ditch attempt by men in charge to keep the wink-nod sow-wild-oats freedom they remember from college? Is it bid by feminists to continue to be able to make lots of noise about something nobody could be against (who's "for" sexual assault - anyone?...)? I think it's probably a confluence of all that. The solution seems so obvious (report it to the city police, and go through the court system), that I'm left to wonder *why* that doesn't happen.
flbeachmom at June 27, 2014 7:39 AM
Referencing the Change.org petition FLBeachmom cited: From what I can tell, this article from WTKR describes the incident in question. Apparently, these three dickweeds pulled the young woman's bathing suit top off in Florida during Spring Break, and proudly shared a video of the incident with their friends.
I suppose there are legal issues to work out -- after all, what happened in Florida can't really be laid on JMU, but the school didn't need to let the guys come back to Harrisonburg. However, it also strikes me that having one's clothes ripped off constitutes assault, and should be a police matter. I can't tell if police were involved or not.
Old RPM Daddy (OldRPMDaddy at GMail dot com) at June 27, 2014 10:59 AM
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/06/pat-testa/dont-mutilate-your-baby-boy/
There is an increasingly damning case against non-medical male infant circumcision.
Lobster at June 27, 2014 5:30 PM
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