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And none of them are above the law. They can and do get sued for falsely punishing someone.Actually the university, and for that matter any school or institution or business or even pro sports team has their own internal guidelines for handling disciplinary actions if a crime has been committed or alleged even.Accusing someone of rape isn't misconduct and it better be treated with more care than some half ass university student council. If you want rape to be handled by a school as a disciplinary action fine. Take it off the books as a crime. The law prosecutes crimes not you.You're an idiot. You don't get to fire someone or remove them from school without evidence and a proper investigation and trial. It's the law you moron. Your fucking daughter doesn't get to ruin the life of someone on hearsay and bullshit charges because she sucked a dick and felt bad about it. And if she is proven to have falsely accused someone she needs to be exposed as the fraud and expelled and her life should be ruined. Rape isn't a one sided joke.I promise you, if you rape your coworker, or even get accused of raping your coworker, you WILL get fired.
Pretty much the same thing here. You act badly on campus, you get expelled.
The real problem is exactly the opposite of what De Vos thinks it is. It isn't that universities are being too hard core prosecuting rapists, it's that htey are as much as possible, sweeping these incidents under the rug.
NObody wants to send their daughter to Rape U.
It is happening in professional sports and other private business. They can fire you for misconduct, violating conduct codes etc and no crime charges or police involvement.
I will agree though that the current situation concerning sexual assault on campus is too one sided, and does not give the accused enough protections and rights. I think the universities can handle it internally without the sort of draconian measures suggested by deVoss that has the potential of attacking the victim and inhibiting reporting.
That doesn't alter the fact it is also a crime and can also be handled by the police.
Yes, they can - remember Tawana Brawley?
On the other hand they DO have an obligation to create a safe environment for their student and to impose codes of conduct and handle disciplinary matters internally. If a crime is committed I might add - the victim always has recourse to the police.