Always great to see my GLO in the news!

[UGAalum94]

The Atlanta paper covered the story but left out the group's name, I think.

What a strange deal. It seems like it would have been worth it for everyone to keep it from making the news.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

The Atlanta paper covered the story but left out the group's name, I think.

What a strange deal. It seems like it would have been worth it for everyone to keep it from making the news.

Why? Why should the victim be worried about making the news?

[AGDLynn]

They were even talking about this on the sports radio station this afternoon. Didn't mention the sorority name.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Why? Why should the victim be worried about making the news?

To avoid having your name associated with a paragraph like this in the Washington Post:

"The daughter of University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is being sued by a sorority sister who claims the two got into a fight over a Facebook post after a night of drinking."

Even if you end up with greater injuries, I'm not sure "got into a fight over a Facebook post after a night of drinking" makes is seem that you are blameless victim, and the response might likely be your name being dragged thorough the mud too.

I suppose what I was really thinking is that it would have been worth it for Nick Saban to have ponied up the money to have settled before this generated any publicity. But I guess if he thinks his daughter is the blameless one [ETA: okay, not blameless but not actually liable], he'd just be inviting other people to sue him or his family.

I suppose the reluctance to file criminal charges at the time triggered me to assume that "the victim" didn't completely want things splashed all over the press.

ETA: But you are completely right that victims of assault shouldn't be ashamed of seeking redress.