University of Minnesota Football Team Will Play Bowl Game - Sexual Assault Case

[MineralMan]

2. The DA apparently believed that the evidence was not sufficient

to prove the issue beyond a reasonable doubt. That's why. It was a "he said, she said" situation. The University has a different standard, and can expel students for such behavior using a different standard than our criminal standard that requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Personally, if I were that University, I would have summarily expelled the lot of them. There is, in my mind, no possible excuse for such an incident to occur. I cannot see any situation where adequate "consent" could be given for a gang rape, which is what this looks to be. Could I prove that in court? Nope. But, attending a state-run University is a privilege, not a right. Kick their asses out.

And, had the team members not backed down on their boycott, I'd have removed all of them permanently from the team and pulled their scholarships. That University has a code of conduct for its athletes and rules that must be followed. I would simply cut any player who refused to play a scheduled game. Period. They would no longer be on the team. If they all leave, then recruit a new batch of athletes for the next season and start over.

I don't really give a crap about college sports in the first place. And I truly loathe the sense that athletes in major sports seem to believe that they can do pretty much anything they want with total impunity. Screw that!