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Originally Posted by MysticCat
But nothing prevents a journalist from reporting this effect of privacy laws rather than leaving readers to assume that silence on the part of a university = confirmation. Good journalism would include in a story that privacy laws prevent a college from confirming or commenting on any allegations so that a reader would know how to put things in context and perspective.
No. But to me at least, your posts have a tendency to come across as equally agenda-driven. My apologies if I'm reading in more than is there, but that is the vibe I have gotten—partially, perhaps, because your posts (at least those I can recall) have been almost exclusively on this topic.
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I completely agree. I heard many, many stories from concerned parents and grandparents about rape on the campus of UVA well before the Rolling Stones story. Also about "roofies" and other date rape drugs. None of this was manufactured nor was there any interest other than concern for these young women.
That said, Rolling Stone needs to be thumped and hard for their grossly irresponsible story.