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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Right, and I'm saying that protecting innocent women from being raped is at least as important as protecting innocent men from being thrown off of campus.
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I agree. But my problem, at least in part, is practical: Throwing innocent men of campus does nothing to protect innocent women from being raped. You noted two benefits of removal of the rapist from campus:
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
I view the removal of a rapist from campus not just as a means of protecting the victim, but as a means of preventing more rape (and not in the "he'll go rape off-campus" sense, in the "rapists faced with consequences will stop raping" sense).
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How does removal of an innocent man from campus stop him from raping if he wasn't raping to begin with? How does it protect the victim?
I don't know what the answer is, though I tend to think it lies with the courts rather than with colleges. I just don't think most colleges are equipped to effectively handle this kind of process. Regardless, I can't be supportive of any system that operates on the presumption that it's acceptable for the occasional innocent man to be kicked off campus, and quite possibly suffer long-term consequences for being labeled a rapist, for something he didn't do just because some people think that on the whole the greater good is served by that system. I don't think that's justice for anyone, including the accuser.
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