• @SpaceNoodle
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    437 months ago

    … an Associated Press story detailed the reluctance of local prosecutors to pursue campus sex crimes.

    Probably because chances are they were perpetrated by those in positions of authority.

    • @Bonesince1997
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      337 months ago

      Across the U.S., very few campus rapes are prosecuted, both because victims fear going to police and prosecutors hesitate to bring cases that can be hard to win, the AP investigation found.

      • FuglyDuck
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        367 months ago

        Also because the schools intervene to try and keep it from escalating to criminal reports, the campus cops are there to protect the school, not the people at the school.

        Any diversion to “academic” discipline means they don’t have to report it as part of the crime stat.

        • @hedgehogging_the_bed
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          37 months ago

          Not true. Campuses have to report all sex crimes reported on their ground, so it you could get raped in an off-campus, they would much prefer it.

          • FuglyDuck
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            57 months ago

            And if it never gets reported as a crime… it’s not a “sex crime”, now is it?

            Campus cops are generally paid for by the university rather than a city or state. While they are (usually,) peace officers in the legal sense; they’re still basically a private police force whose paychecks are signed by the school.

            Diverting reports into academic disciplinary complaints is a common way of protecting people the school has an interest in protecting.

            The school gets involved and tries everything they can to protect themselves, including pressuring victims to accept internal processes that generally go no where instead of going to a proper court of law.

            It’s the same as workplace HR departments. They’re going to protect whoever hurts them the least.

    • @Eheran
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      -697 months ago

      Or because it is a hot mess of young, drunken people of which many do not take responsibilities.

      • @Bonesince1997
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        597 months ago

        The person snuck into her dorm room and raped her. What are you talking about?! Grow up.

        • @Eheran
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          -507 months ago

          Perhaps first read what I reply to, that would enable you to understand my comment and the context. Then you can even reply with something that actually fits my comment.

          • @[email protected]
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            347 months ago

            Well, let’s be fair here. What was she wearing? Seems like maybe she was asking for it, no? Should’ve worn a burka /s

            The incels have arrived, folks 😭😂

            • mad_asshatter
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              She had a vagina! That’s practically “begging” for it!

              /s

              Nobody Expects the Incels!!

              Nobody Expects the Incels!

            • @aodhsishaj
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              117 months ago

              They’ve been here, it’s just that the population is outpacing moderation. I wish there was a way to fund moderation efforts for popular subs.

          • @Nurse_Robot
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            287 months ago

            We all read it. With the context, it was a shitty, insensitive and inappropriate thing to say.

          • @Crackhappy
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            37 months ago

            I know it’s hard to accept that you may have made a mistake, but we’ve all made mistakes. In this case, you made a mistake. At this point, you can choose to accept that you made a mistake, own up to it and do better next time, or you can not. It’s up to you my friend.

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        217 months ago

        Remember to rape responsibly, kids.