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Originally Posted by agzg
As an aside, it irks me that colleges are trying to handle sexual assault themselves, rather than turning over such cases when they are reported to the police.
No violent crime should be handled "in house."
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I could not agree with this more. I don't understand how not going to the police in such a case is even legal. How on earth is getting suspended for a semester or two an appropriate punishment for rape?!?! or even getting kicked out of school? Those cases need to go to a courtroom.
That said, I understand how painful it can be for a victim to have to relive her experiences through a trial. But still...would murder be dealt with through a campus judicial board?
Anddd back on topic with the thread, an assault happened recently on my campus that was committed by a non-greek student at a fraternity house. The brothers have definitely taken the fall out for it, and people now constantly refer to that house as unsafe because it the brothers are "rapists." Really, all they are guilty of is really poor risk management, and that issue has been addressed. The problem is that a GLO is so easy to blame under these circumstances.
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