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bluestateguy

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1. Was he criminally charged?

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 02:30 AM

Jun 2016

The punk at Stanford was charged. The Baylor football players were charged. They were all convicted.

Was Montague charged? I don't really like these campus disciplinary boards venturing into matters that should be left to the criminal justice system, especially since they tend to use lower standards of evidence: preponderance of the evidence, rather than beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Expelled Basketball Player Sues Yale [View all] alp227 Jun 2016 OP

Was he criminally charged? bluestateguy Jun 2016 #1

No, Montague was not charged. alp227 Jun 2016 #2

The thing is Title IX essentially requires it because rape convictions are so rare Recursion Jun 2016 #3

The standard of evidence is lower skepticscott Jun 2016 #4

Exactly. It's not even comparable to jail; it's the non-completion of a private party contract Recursion Jun 2016 #5

There would also be a huge social stigma incurred daleo Jun 2016 #13

There's a push to make it more severe. Igel Jun 2016 #14

I agree. Criminal acts should be handled by the police and the justice system. Nitram Jun 2016 #7

If you can trust the justice system christx30 Jun 2016 #18

As a woman, a mother of a woman, and grandmother of a young woman, I have only secondwind Jun 2016 #6

Your statement leads to the inference that you are arguing from a position where you haven't even 24601 Jun 2016 #8

This person has not been convicted of any crime oberliner Jun 2016 #10

The Stanford rapist was convicted of a crime oberliner Jun 2016 #9

Yes. Igel Jun 2016 #15

That was the Stanford guy oberliner Jun 2016 #17

Agreements between private parties aren't subject to... Jerry442 Jun 2016 #11

This is true. Igel Jun 2016 #16

He should have applied to Baylor rather than Yale. Much better fit. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #12

As a former University Police Officer............. mrmpa Jun 2016 #19

Athletes > everyone else Thav Jun 2016 #20