Posted on 06/17/2015 11:09:17 AM PDT by Sopater
A former Amherst College student is just the latest in a long line of men whose lives have been turned upside-down after being accused of sexual assault in what they say were consensual encounters, punished in campus tribunals where, in some cases, critics say, theyre guilty even after proving their innocence.
The former student, whose name has not been made public, was expelled after his alleged victim, the roommate of his girlfriend, complained some 21 months after the incident and despite what evidence appears to show was consensual sex. As in many campus procedures which enforce school sanctions and not criminal law, only a finding that he was more likely than not guilty was necessary.
Essentially the procedure there works under the assumption that the accused is guilty and needs to use the hearing to prove his innocence, K.C. Johnson, author of Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustice of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case," told Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly. But he isnt given the tools to do that. He doesnt have discovery, he cant get the relevant evidence he needs, he doesnt have an attorney representing him [and has] limited right of cross examination.
"So theres virtually no way, once an accusation is made and gets into the system at a place like Amherst, and Amherst is not unique, that the accused can be exonerated, Johnson said.
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Don’t be creepy.
Guilty , ..until proven guilty (per Senator Gilibrand (D-NY)
It's the American way .. via the progessives !
This is a good way to destroy the value of a degree from Amherst. Who, in their right mind, would hire someone graduating from a hotbed of intolerance and hatred?
Res Judicata - “The Accusation is the Truth”.
“It’s not the facts of the case, IT’S THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHARGE”.
And people still cling to the quaint idea that society will heal itself...
Orwell’s “ANTI-SEX LEAGUE”
Lena Dunham and Rosie O’Donnell need your phone number.
Never! I assure you, I will be the consummate professional while I perform this service.
Yep. Double-think.
That's the word all right.
The man is always guilty and the woman is always a shining paragon of virtue.
Young men need to avoid contact with young women from about the age of four and up. Mothers and fathers protect your sons the way mothers and fathers in times past protected their daughters’ virtue. Never let your son be unchaperoned for a moment. For anyone who is interested, I would like to suggest researching the Mondale act; this is where this whole politically correct evil began!
One of the comments on the original article...I love it.
LIBERAL SHARIA LAW ... COMING TO YOU...
1) All men are rapists.
2) All whites are inherently evil.
3) Illegal minorities must repopulate America
4) Christianity is the source of white man evil.
5) Men need to be made into woman’s image ... that’s why we support Gay marriage .. males acting like catchers not pitchers.
6) The Constitution is was made by white men and therefore outdated... see #1 and #2.
7) Capitalism is a white male construct.... it must be replaced by “Female Socialism”.
8) Guns are symbols of male power.... so they must go.
9) A women’s place is at the head of every structure, the family, the board room and the White House.
10) A thousand year Female Reich will rule in the future.
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