OT: Eye Witness to a Title IX Witch Trial

[TenerHallTerror]

this article is worth the read . . . very chilling . . . but the paragraph below felt all too familiar:

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Still, when push came to shove, both investigators had backpedaled on the most serious allegations: Neither found Ludlow culpable of sexual assault. When I eventually read the two reports, I found them shocking. At every turn, speculation and guesswork became the basis for establishing "a preponderance of evidence," the standard demanded by the Office for Civil Rights in Title IX cases. The reasoning was frequently ludicrous. Potentially exculpatory evidence from Ludlow was ignored. And the gender bias was incredible — exhausted clichés about predatory males and eternally innocent females were apparently sufficient grounds to convene this massive show trial.

 

[step.eng69]

Thanks THT, I don't believe I have ever heard the term "sexual agency". In my youth days, we called her "hot" and "in charge".

"Being in charge of your sexuality, being able to decide who, when and where your going to have sex how many times etc"

 

[TenerHallTerror]

Thanks THT, I don't believe have ever heard the term "sexual agency".

"Being in charge of your sexuality, being able to decide who, when and where your going to have sex how many times etc"

it is a fascinating and depressing read, but it is interesting the lengths some Title IX investigations will go to get what they want

 

[Art]

it is a fascinating and depressing read, but it is interesting the lengths some Title IX investigations will go to get what they want

It's more about petty, small-minded people, and universities are notoriously rife with them. than it is about Title IX. If Title IX disappeared tomorrow, they'd find something else.

 

[step.eng69]

it is a fascinating and depressing read, but it is interesting the lengths some Title IX investigations will go to get what they want

Art sums it up....

 

[Pardlion]

this article is worth the read . . . very chilling . . . but the paragraph below felt all too familiar:

LINK

Still, when push came to shove, both investigators had backpedaled on the most serious allegations: Neither found Ludlow culpable of sexual assault. When I eventually read the two reports, I found them shocking. At every turn, speculation and guesswork became the basis for establishing "a preponderance of evidence," the standard demanded by the Office for Civil Rights in Title IX cases. The reasoning was frequently ludicrous. Potentially exculpatory evidence from Ludlow was ignored. And the gender bias was incredible — exhausted clichés about predatory males and eternally innocent females were apparently sufficient grounds to convene this massive show trial.

LOL. Who is the idiot who decided to give professors and college administrators adjudicatory powers? What's next? Felons as jurors?

This crap won't end until there are meaningful remedies against the institutions and individuals who are conducting these kangaroo court trials. Fortunately, given how abusive these folks and their trials have gotten, some kind of remedy is probably on its way.

 

[sluggo72]

have I read this somewhere before???...

His lead lawyer turned out to be terrible at cross-examination and squandered every opportunity to construct an alternate narrative to the university’s case

 

[olelion]

this article is worth the read . . . very chilling . . . but the paragraph below felt all too familiar:

LINK

Still, when push came to shove, both investigators had backpedaled on the most serious allegations: Neither found Ludlow culpable of sexual assault. When I eventually read the two reports, I found them shocking. At every turn, speculation and guesswork became the basis for establishing "a preponderance of evidence," the standard demanded by the Office for Civil Rights in Title IX cases. The reasoning was frequently ludicrous. Potentially exculpatory evidence from Ludlow was ignored. And the gender bias was incredible — exhausted clichés about predatory males and eternally innocent females were apparently sufficient grounds to convene this massive show trial.

That was one great read. It brought back some lousy memories of similar handling that I was involved with.

 

[blion72]

That was one great read. It brought back some lousy memories of similar handling that I was involved with.

not sure how this evolved like this, but it is simply unbelievable. if you want to read something even funnier - take a look at the actual wording of the actual LAW - you know what the congress wrote/passed. the implementation via regulation and "enforcement" barely resembles the law. when they put the OCR inside the Dept of Education to be the enforcer on the universities the whole cupcake nation just went on steroids.

 

[Keyser Soze 16801]

Horrifying and captivating at the same time. The author is one smart dudette

 

[psu7113]

It's more about petty, small-minded people, and universities are notoriously rife with them. than it is about Title IX. If Title IX disappeared tomorrow, they'd find something else.

Sure, but Title IX is emblematic of that pettiness and small-minded thinking.

 

[hotmetal]

The Campus Rape Frensy has just been published. The book is by Stuart Taylor and K.C. Johnson. Taylor exposed the Duke Lacrosse fiasco.

 

[83wuzme]

Funny how the sexual liberation that started 50 years ago spawned a new Puritanism.

 

[L.T. Young]

this article is worth the read . . . very chilling . . . but the paragraph below felt all too familiar:

LINK

Still, when push came to shove, both investigators had backpedaled on the most serious allegations: Neither found Ludlow culpable of sexual assault. When I eventually read the two reports, I found them shocking. At every turn, speculation and guesswork became the basis for establishing "a preponderance of evidence," the standard demanded by the Office for Civil Rights in Title IX cases. The reasoning was frequently ludicrous. Potentially exculpatory evidence from Ludlow was ignored. And the gender bias was incredible — exhausted clichés about predatory males and eternally innocent females were apparently sufficient grounds to convene this massive show trial.

Excellent read, thanks for posting.

 

[swordsman_l]

The Campus Rape Frensy has just been published. The book is by Stuart Taylor and K.C. Johnson. Taylor exposed the Duke Lacrosse fiasco.

Huh...
I followed the Duke lacrosse case really closely.
My son played lacrosse with one of the defendants.
The real hero of the story was KC Johnson.
He ran a blog called Durham in Wonderland, where he highlighted all publicly available info and how the DA had trumped up a case against the lacrosse players.
Taylor and Johnson co-authored a book on the case, but Johnson did the leg work in real time in exposing the DA.

 

[olelion]

not sure how this evolved like this, but it is simply unbelievable. if you want to read something even funnier - take a look at the actual wording of the actual LAW - you know what the congress wrote/passed. the implementation via regulation and "enforcement" barely resembles the law. when they put the OCR inside the Dept of Education to be the enforcer on the universities the whole cupcake nation just went on steroids.

The Title IX officer who investigated this case agreed that it was weak.........yet she issued the "right to sue" letter. She also mentioned that a "right to sue" letter was never denied in our district

 

[TenerHallTerror]

Horrifying and captivating at the same time. The author is one smart dudette

she has written other measured and insightful pieces

 

[SmithtonLion]

"We deserve the leaders we get." - Anonymous.

Anonymous is a genius. Most don't understand the meaning of the quote, but think about it. Have we not asked for exactly this? Absolutely.

We vote for it, we ask for it, then....when we get it, we complain. Truly SMH.