I'm saying that since she had a police report in hand at the time she went to the coaches that she (a) hadn't filed charges or (b) wasn't going to file charges so long as the coaches did something. She went to the coaches for a resolution, which is maddening to me, but also very reflective of the nature of who and what universities are dealing with, which would be 20-something kids and their relationships. These are essentially children in adult bodies with unfettered access to drugs and alcohol.Keyser Soze said:BarleyMcDougal said:Again, that's a ridiculous assertion. I think it's strange that someone post not filing charges would go to the coaches to try and elicit a punishment, which btw I believe he ended up getting.Keyser Soze said:BarleyMcDougal said:She reported that she...didn't file charges. In the eyes of the LAW, no crime was committed. My point is that certain people should be kept out of the loop, first and foremost the player's coaches. It's actually a better idea than the ability to report to anyone. There's nothing wrong with a system that works towards fairness and better and more equitable proceedings/resolutions.Keyser Soze said:BarleyMcDougal said:
One of the essential questions in all this:
Who goes to the football coaches to report crimes? And, why? What's wrong with putting in place a policy that directs a student to report these issues to judicial affairs or the police?
Don't. Go. To. The. Football. Coaches. For. Help.
I'd like to say that university police departments are a reasonable choice for help. But they aren't either.
Actually that is an irrelevant question - if they go to coaches the coaches have an obligation to report it. Once they report it coaches are done with it, simple.
Not disagreeing it would be better for any victim to report in other places, but so what. The girl didn't - zero excuse for those who didn't act properly after that.
If you want to appear to not take violence against women seriously, this is how you do it. Not saying you are, but at every turn you are dismissive is a bad way.
You knowledge of victims of violence seems very naive.
I don't just assume anyone is a victim or a criminal unless I've got all the available information. Rushing to judgment is a blight on modern society, but it makes for fun fodder for the uneducated masses.
Post not filing charges? how do you know that ? - really does not matter
Shouldn't assume ..... correct ..... hard to get all the facts when the fixers make it go away and never see the light of day. You are just cool with that because no criminal charges were filed. That is ridiculous.
And at Baylor, with all its struggles to conform to today's world, these issues get magnified. Race, religion, affluence...these are real problems. I wouldn't want to be somebody who had to dredge those waters on a day-to-day basis.
I'm not "cool" with anything. I align myself with the laws of this state, unattached to emotion. I'm "cool" with setting up a system where there is almost no wiggle room for these kind of incidences to be handled incorrectly. Victims need rigid protocol just as much as the accused. Give me a system where the state or feds are the first to know.