HARVARDDADGRAD
Postdoc
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Reg: 01-21-14
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03-15-16 10:27 AM - Post#204535
In response to SomeGuy
Interesting reading. An article by Patrick Witt, former Yale QB 'informally accused' of a sexual offense under Yale's procedures.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/11/03/se x...
Witt mentions that Harvard adopted similar rules more recently, leading to public objection by 28 Harvard Law Professors:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/10/14/re t...
The concerns seem to center on the possibility for a student to be punished - even expelled - after an informal process that lacks "fairness" and "due process." (words used by the Harvard Law Professors)
I don't know if Witt was exonerated, or if he sued Yale. Watching the Duke Lacrosse ESPN documentary last night - Fantastic Lies - it was clear that without due process and legal representation, the three students accused in that case would have been formally charged and expelled by Yale or Harvard. Only because criminal charges were brought did due process allow the attorneys for those players the opportunity to see and question the evidence, leading to the exoneration of the players, disbarment and jail time (one day) for the prosecutor, and a retraction from the "victim."
Weighed against the incontrovertible goal of eliminating sexual harrassment and offenses, these are extremely complicated issues.
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 03-15-16 10:28 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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