Double you are wasting your time and energy though I laud your effort as a voice of reason. A major portion of posters have convinced themselves that the EEOA report is not credible. They have a narrative, and an agenda. Many do not accept any investigative process besides a criminal one. They are fixated on their interpretation of due process. This is an unsettled issue of law, their interpretation may be correct, it may not. The court's haven't definitively really weighed in yet.
Some of them admit rape is a major problem on college campuses. Some blame everything on so called feminazis. They get offended if you disagree with them and accuse or imply that you are stupid, a creep, un american, racist, perverted, etc.
The report done by the U was almost 4 times as long as the one by police. A cursory reading reveals that is a thorough analysis of the events that transpired that evening. The people at the U spent more time investigating ( they will deny this, but it is painfully obvious). The U report seems to rely on witness's testimony that wasn't procured by the police. They will scream it wasn't produced because a lawyer wasn't present. The fact is there is more info in the U report. The folks that produced the U report are staking their careers on this report,they are highly educated professionals. For the cops, it's just another report, of the many they produce in a year. The cops didn't go to the apartment where it occurred until days after the event occurred. The police have a lot tougher job then the U investigators, a bigger workload, and more time pressure to produce the report.
many posters on this board want to fault a woman because her memory of the events was hazy. Someone who had been assaulted by multiple people would have a hazy memory. They want to attack her credibility in a way that illustrates why so many rape victims don't press charges.
These students will have a chance to appeal any punishment. So they will get some level due process. In the meantime, they will lose the right to play in a football game. A game.
I am not endorsing every aspect of the report. They likely got somethings wrong. Some students are being severely punished for obstructing the investigation. Hopefully that sends a message to other students to cooperate.
I don't think I will have the energy to respond to the vitriol this post will generate. I am comforted by the fact that most of the world thinks differently about the report.
The whole thing is really sad. I love gopher athletics, and I hope something good will come of all this. But ultimately sports are a very small part of the University and not the most important aspect.
SKI U MAH!!
