Phi Kappa Psi at U of Virginia Voluntarily Suspends Activities

[exlurker]

Update: Problems with the Selection of Person to deal with Investigation

http://wtvr.com/2014/11/21/mark-fili...investigation/

[dukemama]

I don't believe there's any coincidence that UVA selected a federal judge with ties to Phi Kappa Psi to lead the investigation.

[WCUgirl]

Originally Posted by dukemama

I don't believe there's any coincidence that UVA selected a federal judge with ties to Phi Kappa Psi to lead the investigation.

A few things:

UVA didn't select him, Mark Herring did.

He wasn't selected to lead the fraternity investigation, he was selected to lead the university's policy revision. He was actually a very well-qualified candidate to do this, as his firm's profile page reflects (Kirkland Ellis).

I don't understand how people think a former prosecutor, assistant attorney general, and federal district judge is unable to lead an impartial/unbiased investigation merely because he was a member of the fraternity at issue, despite having been initiated at an entirely different university.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by WCUgirl

A few things:

UVA didn't select him, Mark Herring did.

He wasn't selected to lead the fraternity investigation, he was selected to lead the university's policy revision. He was actually a very well-qualified candidate to do this, as his firm's profile page reflects (Kirkland Ellis).

I don't understand how people think a former prosecutor, assistant attorney general, and federal district judge is unable to lead an impartial/unbiased investigation merely because he was a member of the fraternity at issue, despite having been initiated at an entirely different university.

While he may very well be capable of being impartial, the allegations in this situation are serious enough that there needs to be no room for doubt in the eyes of the public so that whatever decision is reached is unimpeachable in its integrity. Membership in the fraternity in question is sufficient to cast doubt in the eyes of the public.

[1964Alum]

Originally Posted by exlurker

Update: Problems with the Selection of Person to deal with Investigation

http://wtvr.com/2014/11/21/mark-fili...investigation/

People here in VA are all over this incident and a case of conflict of interest would be quickly pointed out. I know our attorney general Mark Herring (all the candidates love to come to my small city and meet us in small groups) and am pretty confident he will oversee an honest and complete investigation. If he doesn't, he will hear about it very clearly.

[exlurker]

Phi Kappa Psi at UVA released a statement (Washington Post carries it -- below) just after the local police released their statement about their investigation. The police found no evidence to support "Jackie's" story. The police did not (really could not, I think) dismiss the possibility that something may have happened -- just not what "Jackie" said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...f1c_story.html

For a little more about the police report on their investigation:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/...raternity-rape

[honorgal]

Originally Posted by exlurker

The police did not (really could not, I think) dismiss the possibility that something may have happened -- just not what "Jackie" said.

Yeah, because...politics. And it's pretty darn impossible to prove the negative.

The WaPost's Eric Wemple had the most accurate and concise headline.

"Charlottesville police make clear that Rolling Stone story is a complete crock"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...omplete-crock/