Colleges should not have their own criminal justice system
NY Times:
Using Title IX as a cudgel to force schools to become sex cops is a mistake and that portion of the law needs to be repealed. To be fair to the alleged victims and the accused, the matter needs to be in the hands of a real prosecutor.
Allegations of criminal acts should be referred to the local district attorney for prosecution. They would also give the accused a better chance of getting a constitutional due process that is being denied on many campuses where these cases resemble a Star Chamber proceeding.A Majority Ruled It Rape. That Isn’t Enough at Stanford.
Stanford has an uncommonly high bar for sexual assault cases, so a football player was never punished despite two panels ruling in favor of the accuser.
Using Title IX as a cudgel to force schools to become sex cops is a mistake and that portion of the law needs to be repealed. To be fair to the alleged victims and the accused, the matter needs to be in the hands of a real prosecutor.
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