This time, it's the Washington Post!
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/more-college-rape-hype-time-washington-post_972536.html
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/more-college-rape-hype-time-washington-post_972536.html
More College Rape Hype
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I wish there would be a cultural shift wherein people become more reasoned in their analysis of such accusations.....especially in a he said/she said without substantial corroborating evidence.
I don't think it's hype to say that sexual assault is a serious problem on college campuses and that a sizeable percentage of women face sexual assault in their life.
The problem with non-violent sex crimes is that they are often difficult to prove. Sexual assault is one of the only crimes that grand juries regularly fail to indict on. Many cases are he-said/she-said, or there are questions about impairment. Because of this, sexual assault is pursued and punished at a lower rate than other crimes. It's a serious problem.
Unfortunately, academia has decided that the way to rectify this under-punishment is to do away with due process, evidentiary standards, and to lower the burden of proof. Hearings resemble star chambers, where there are no defined rules or punishments. Where the accused faces no protection from extrajudicial retaliation. Where reputations are easily destroyed with little to no recourse.
It's a strange new world, contrary to what progressives have fought for in the criminal justice system with regards to every other category of crime. The belief that it is better that ten guilty men go free, than one innocent man be punished dissappears when the crime is sexual assault.
The problem with non-violent sex crimes is that they are often difficult to prove. Sexual assault is one of the only crimes that grand juries regularly fail to indict on. Many cases are he-said/she-said, or there are questions about impairment. Because of this, sexual assault is pursued and punished at a lower rate than other crimes. It's a serious problem.
Unfortunately, academia has decided that the way to rectify this under-punishment is to do away with due process, evidentiary standards, and to lower the burden of proof. Hearings resemble star chambers, where there are no defined rules or punishments. Where the accused faces no protection from extrajudicial retaliation. Where reputations are easily destroyed with little to no recourse.
It's a strange new world, contrary to what progressives have fought for in the criminal justice system with regards to every other category of crime. The belief that it is better that ten guilty men go free, than one innocent man be punished dissappears when the crime is sexual assault.
"Women don't lie about rape" was the first lie that the media allowed to grow. The next was moving the definition of rape to be just about anything the women said. Finally the "Yes means Yes" specifically states that evidence isn't enough, meaning that if he brought in eye witnesses and text messages he wouldn't be allowed to use them. THAT'S WHY you see there end up in school and not the police departments. Mattress dropped the police complaint when they looked at her Facebook and text posts. College didn't believe her either but allowed her to slander him and didn't even consider punishing her..
