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melm00se

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7. the University of Cincinnati

Reply to KWR65 (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:38 AM

Sep 2017

is a public university which makes it an arm of the state.

Any action that they take is government action and the government is obligated to follow the rules that govern it's action(s).

The appeals court definitely (in a unanimous decision) concluded that the defendant's (or in your words: attacker's) rights trampled by an agent of the state.

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U.S. appeals court agrees that University of Cincinnati can't suspend student accused of sex assault [View all] Calista241 Sep 2017 OP

I agree that he should be provided a hearing where the accuser and accused are both iluvtennis Sep 2017 #1

I thought his name and picture was plastered all over the place Marthe48 Sep 2017 #2

Good ruling NobodyHere Sep 2017 #3

She is the victim and he is the attacker. KWR65 Sep 2017 #4

No. That's not how it should work hack89 Sep 2017 #6

He shouldn't attack a woman and he won't have that problem KWR65 Sep 2017 #8

And how exactly do we know he attacked a woman? hack89 Sep 2017 #9

Nonsense. This is not a criminal or civil trial. KWR65 Sep 2017 #10

Sexual assault should be a criminal issue. It is a serious matter. hack89 Sep 2017 #11

It can be a civil court, criminal court and school issue. KWR65 Sep 2017 #13

Not if it is unfair to the accused. hack89 Sep 2017 #14

How is hearing both sides of an attack then making a decsion unfair? KWR65 Sep 2017 #16

The school can do whatever it wants Major Nikon Sep 2017 #18

There is an absurd bemusement LanternWaste Sep 2017 #20

I thank you for not going into law and/or becoming a judge snooper2 Sep 2017 #12

He might have that problem whether he attacked a woman or not Yupster Sep 2017 #21

the University of Cincinnati melm00se Sep 2017 #7

You mean alleged victim Pugster Sep 2017 #19

Universities shouldn't have control over rape cases. mjvpi Sep 2017 #5

No. The school can enforce it's own code of conduct. KWR65 Sep 2017 #15

I agree with you. mjvpi Sep 2017 #17