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deist99

(122 posts)
31. Report
Sat Dec 17, 2016, 11:16 AM
Dec 2016

I have read about half the report, sofar it is just they said she said. No real evidence. Three things jumped out at me from what I read so far.
First, she stated that one of the suspects penetrated her forcefully and roughly, on top of all the other men she had sex with that night. Yet the hospital rape examination did not show any damage to her vagina. Which leads me to believe she was a willing participant.
Second, a few of the suspects had the alleged victim add them as followers on Instagram or used her phone to add themselves as followers. If these players had thought they were committing rape I find it highly unlikely they would have done this.
Third, after the incident she texted one of her friends and said she just had sex with a bunch of black guys. The report doesn't make it clear but I would infer from this she is white. So it makes me wonder if there is not some racism in this. i.e. She did willingly engage in a gang bang with a bunch of black guys but afterwards regretted it because of how other people would view her.

However, the college has a policy that only requires a preponderance of evidence and requires affirmative consent continuously during any sexual activity. So this seems to be a case where there is not enough evidence to support a criminal prosecution but is enough to support suspending these players.

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Video deist99 Dec 2016 #1
90 seconds of a 90 minute alleged assault.... spedtr90 Dec 2016 #7
There is no allegation of a 90 minute assault by at least 12 men oberliner Dec 2016 #16
The woman made that allegation spedtr90 Dec 2016 #35
That is true oberliner Dec 2016 #36
Nobody was charged. nt Brigadier Pudding Dec 2016 #39
Five suspects were presented by the police department to HCAO for review with regard to charges oberliner Dec 2016 #40
Rape Culture? Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #8
Quit peddling this. The video was taken at the beginning of the incident. RedWedge Dec 2016 #22
Okay, that's enough. Iggo Dec 2016 #32
the behavior is SICKENING Skittles Dec 2016 #33
There is never a willing participant in a gang rape. jack69 Dec 2016 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Dec 2016 #45
minn supports 4 limnbaugh stations so the part about certainot Dec 2016 #2
"put our institutional values at the forefront of all we do" Hortensis Dec 2016 #3
I stand with the University of Minnesota. They have a right to uphold standards towards those that Trust Buster Dec 2016 #4
They have the Republican shithead, Ken Starr and the Baylor Bears as a recent example Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #5
Regardless of "consent", most football programs have rules of conduct. 7962 Dec 2016 #6
I don't think a replacement team will work at this point exboyfil Dec 2016 #9
fuck em zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #10
A criminal investigation resulted in no arrests and no charges oberliner Dec 2016 #11
yep zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #43
At minimum, the striking players need to be tossed off the team . . . MrModerate Dec 2016 #12
I don't think so exboyfil Dec 2016 #13
If the settlement doesn't include booting the striking players, it'll never work. n/t MrModerate Dec 2016 #14
That is not going to happen exboyfil Dec 2016 #15
Reading the report one is struck by how "normal" this sort of behavior appears to be oberliner Dec 2016 #17
Probably verboten on this board exboyfil Dec 2016 #18
The way these young men approach these young women is so degrading oberliner Dec 2016 #19
Victims of gang rape never agree to it. jack69 Dec 2016 #42
It appears the boycott is over exboyfil Dec 2016 #20
I think once the 82-page report was leaked, the sympathetic players' position weakened considerably. RedWedge Dec 2016 #23
The irony is that the suspended players exboyfil Dec 2016 #24
Report deist99 Dec 2016 #31
Racism? oberliner Dec 2016 #37
Yep. Tatiana Dec 2016 #48
There is apparently a press conference sarisataka Dec 2016 #26
This just points out the corruption of big time college athletics. jalan48 Dec 2016 #21
What is the meaning of yes and no turbinetree Dec 2016 #25
UM football exboyfil Dec 2016 #28
I had forgotten about that turbinetree Dec 2016 #46
Honor - respect - integrity and all those quaint notions azureblue Dec 2016 #27
Suspend the entire team, cancel the bowl game and shut down the program for 2years GusBob Dec 2016 #29
Minnesota ends boycott, will prepare to play in Holiday Bowl Ptah Dec 2016 #30
There's only one solution to this mess jmowreader Dec 2016 #34
This seems like an appropriate place to share this video. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #38
Who is the football player... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #44
John Cena. He's a professional wrestler, so I never saw or heard about him until... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #49
Ah yes awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #50
He did pretty well. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #51
It is a performance art awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #52
Yeah, I think Manning's got a pretty good sense of humor. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #53
I'll just leave this right here. briv1016 Dec 2016 #47
Those Players Are Slime ProfessorGAC Dec 2016 #54
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