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After Rolling Stone Airs UVa Rape Claim, a Probe
newser.com ^ | Nov 21, 2014 | John Johnson

Posted on 11/23/2014 7:12:04 AM PST by Enterprise

"Afterward, Jackie recalls how three of her friends decided not to bring her to the hospital. "She's gonna be the girl who cried 'rape,' and we'll never be allowed into any frat party again," said one, a female. Jackie eventually reported the case to the school's Sexual Misconduct Board, but not to police, and the allegations went nowhere."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: assault; coeds; college; fraternity; jackie; misconduct; rape; rollingstone; uofvirginia; uva; virginia
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1 posted on 11/23/2014 7:12:04 AM PST by Enterprise
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“Jackie eventually reported the case to the school’s Sexual Misconduct Board, but not to police, and the allegations went nowhere.”

Duh..


2 posted on 11/23/2014 7:13:20 AM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Enterprise

Maybe you shouldn’t use the word probe in the same sentence as a rape claim. :)


3 posted on 11/23/2014 7:14:04 AM PST by Seruzawa (Gully Foyle is my name, and Terra is my nation)
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To: Seruzawa

Yeah, I saw that. But that’s the way the title read, and by gar, I was going to see to it that it was not truncated. :)


4 posted on 11/23/2014 7:18:40 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Lurker

The University President, Teresa Sullivan, got right on it after she read it in the newspaper.


5 posted on 11/23/2014 7:21:51 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Enterprise

The allegations sound unbelievable. It is almost word for word from several TV shows and a movie from 20+ years ago.


6 posted on 11/23/2014 7:51:46 AM PST by wrench (Ebola is not a threat to the US. 0bama says so, and he would never lie..........)
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To: wrench

An accusation of rape is like one of pedophilia - while it seems to wreck havoc on the accused’s life who may be innocent, the need to stop future such situations, if not cries out to heaven for justice, require a just society to investigate. The accusers will be tormented, as will the accused. It sucks all around.

The public needs to know so additional victims may come forward, if they exist. It just sucks all around. Hopefully people just pray for both accused and accuser for justice and strengthened faith and the resilience of the innocent party.

Hold judgement; let the investigators collect evidence.


7 posted on 11/23/2014 8:38:42 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: wrench

“The allegations sound unbelievable.”

Yeah, I’m surprised at how violent the frat boys were said to be. Usually that is not the case when we read these stories.

“It is almost word for word from several TV shows and a movie from 20+ years ago.”

True enough. The scary thing is that it still rings true. I think young men and women are so screwed up today that none of this is really that bizarre sounding (except for how violent the rape was).

I am not trying to blame the victims here, but I have NEVER UNDERSTOOD why any woman would want to take the incredible risk of “being the party” at a frat house. The stories about rape are so universally known that I just don’t understand how any woman would put herself in danger like that.


8 posted on 11/23/2014 9:54:45 AM PST by vladimir998
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To: Enterprise
"She's gonna be the girl who cried 'rape,' and we'll never be allowed into any frat party again," said one, a female.

So, wise up, girlies. Throw your own sorority parties and only invite decent young men who can be trusted to behave appropriately. The heck with the frat @holes.

9 posted on 11/23/2014 10:40:20 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: JimRed

The reaction of her friends is intriguing. She claimed rape, but they were worried it would mean that they couldn’t go to any more frat parties. But hey, I guess you meet the coolest rapists at frat parties.


10 posted on 11/23/2014 10:46:53 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: vladimir998

Young men with raging hormones, young women with raging hormones and alcohol. What could go wrong?


11 posted on 11/23/2014 10:48:33 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: JimRed

“Throw your own sorority parties and only invite decent young men who can be trusted to behave appropriately. The heck with the frat @holes.”

Yes, but then there would be another problem: The girls would have to pay for the party. The reason why college girls like frat parties is that they like getting in for free, drinking for free, getting high for free, and occasionally hooking up.

Many college girls are willing to allow themselves to be treated like a piece of meat (short of assault of course) if that means they can get their buzz on for free. I was always amazed at how many girls went to frat parties with literally nothing other than the clothes on their backs and their university ID or driver’s license. I would always think, “Gee, if something goes wrong at least the police will be able to identify your body since you’re carrying ID.”


12 posted on 11/23/2014 11:00:50 AM PST by vladimir998
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Yes, but then there would be another problem: The girls would have to pay for the party.

Hey, women are equal in every way now. Let 'em pay! And in reality, no guy worth inviting is going to show up empty-handed anyway.

13 posted on 11/23/2014 11:15:42 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Enterprise

What if it isn’t true? See The Duke Lacrosse Frameup.


14 posted on 11/23/2014 11:17:58 AM PST by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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“And in reality, no guy worth inviting is going to show up empty-handed anyway.”

Have you been on a college campus lately? A lot of the college guys are losers who have no work ethic, treat women horribly, and have no manners. Many of them would show up empty handed (except maybe with some condoms, maybe, and they’re free at the student health center).


15 posted on 11/23/2014 12:14:23 PM PST by vladimir998
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To: abb

That crossed my mind. I was a constant contributor on the Duke LaCrosse threads, and I was one of the early skeptics.


16 posted on 11/23/2014 12:39:35 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: vladimir998
Many of them would show up empty handed (except maybe with some condoms, maybe, and they’re free at the student health center).

Those are exactly the guys not worth inviting! A lot or many are not ALL. The girls should be picky if they want to meet decent people.

17 posted on 11/23/2014 3:16:57 PM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: abb; Lurker; Seruzawa; wrench; If You Want It Fixed - Fix It; JimRed; vladimir998
This is not a ping list, it is just an update on this story. Jonah Goldberg and another author do not believe it. Freeper abb was skeptical, and recalled the DUKE LACROSSE case. Also, as a result of this story, UVA suspended its fraternities.

Rolling Stone rape story sends shock waves -- and stretches credulity

Rolling Stone Hedges Its Bets

UVA suspends fraternities after report on gang rape allegation

18 posted on 12/04/2014 2:19:17 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Enterprise

This is very telling. The complaining witness hasn’t filed a complaint with the police. Why not?

http://time.com/3616263/uva-rape-investigation/

No Formal Police Investigation Yet in UVA Rape Case


19 posted on 12/04/2014 2:28:43 AM PST by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: abb

It IS very telling. She has made allegations which would send people to prison for many years, and has not yet made a report to the police.


20 posted on 12/04/2014 2:38:00 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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