Rape accusers sue University of Tennessee for giving accused students due process - The College Fix

bertreapot · 2016-02-11T19:16:38+00:00

The Tennessean reports that the unnamed accusers say the system used by public universities across the state is unfair because it provides students accused of sexual assault the right to attorneys and to confront their accusers through cross-examination and an evidentiary hearing in front of an administrative law judge.

Dear God

Arby01 · 2016-02-11T18:13:31+00:00

Sweet!

This is awesome. Universities are now squarely in the middle and get to be held liable regardless of their process and decision. This is an awesome thing.

The only reasonable choice that leaves a Uni is to get the fuck out of criminal investigations entirely. Which is the way things should have been to begin with.

Frostatine · 2016-02-11T21:12:49+00:00

When females are accused of crime, they certainly want their due process rights, and many of them even attempt to rationalize and justify their criminal acts.

Colleges and Universities will need to pick a side, and their ability to survive will depend on the choice they make. If they don't pick the Law and Due Process, they will eventually lose.

ShutupPussy · 2016-02-11T23:21:46+00:00

Lawsuits like these arent cheap. I wonder who's affording them because these college students don't have those funds. Have they just convinced their parents to take up such a case because I dont see how they can afford such ludicrous legal action.

Archibald_Andino · 2016-02-12T06:15:46+00:00

Rape accusations are nowunfalsifiable. Facts wrong? PTSD. Acting the exact opposite of how you might expect? There is no perfect victim. Dated for months, had sex later a bunch of times, love notes? Too traumatized to face situation rationally. Got everything wrong like Jackie? Something must have happened "sometime, somewhere".

Ovendice · 2016-02-11T22:33:23+00:00

Women, it would seem, are simply not intellectually sophisticated enough to comprehend our advanced legal system and the way that it works and want us to regress back to some tribal 'mob rules' Banana Republic form of justice.

TheDude41 · 2016-02-14T05:49:58+00:00

"Rape: so heinous a crime that even innocence is not a defense."

rolls eyes

Tedesche · 2016-02-12T00:20:38+00:00

Sounds like someone is about to lose a lot of money....

2016-02-12T01:21:49+00:00

The claims seem dubious, but I'd still like to see what the plaintiffs can provide as evidence.

Electroverted · 2016-02-13T04:03:43+00:00

They've enjoyed that free pass to ruin a man's life for long enough.

Mr_Forgetful · 2016-02-11T20:41:07+00:00

This article seems a bit too... editorialized to be really convincing. Also, it's third-hand. I read the article that OP's article was quoting and it give a better view of the big picture.

ishamesluts · 2016-02-11T21:49:04+00:00

Don't flip out too much yet. Just because they sued someone doesn't mean they're going to win. Heck, I could sure Walmart because the bags they use are triggering. I won't win though. I just gotta feel bad for UT. Their attorneys will happily bill then regardless of how stupid the suit is.

autotldr · 2016-02-13T16:17:54+00:00

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)

A group of six rape accusers at the University of Tennessee is trying to force the school to ditch the foundations of American justice, suing the school for - gasp - providing basic fairness to accused students.

Is unfair because it provides students accused of sexual assault the right to attorneys and to confront their accusers through cross-examination and an evidentiary hearing in front of an administrative law judge.

It's worth remembering why UT is not rushing to judgment: Its Chattanooga administration's adjudication of an accused student got swatted down by a judge last summer, who said the burden of proof was on the school to show that a student athlete didn't obtain consent from his accuser.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Theory | Feedback | Top keywords: accused^#1 student^#2 University^#3 law^#4 sexual^#5

Title	Rape accusers sue University of Tennessee for giving accused students due process - The College Fix
Author	Chaos_Motor
Upvotes	103
Comments	26
Date	February 11, 2016 6:00 PM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/45a3qs/rape_accusers_sue_university_of_tennessee_for/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/rape-accusers-sue-university-of-tennessee-for.956359 https://theredarchive.com/post/956359

Comments