Big trouble in Iowa City
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Its still up, but the original comments are gone. The original comments named the names of the players involved, and of course made some stabs at them and the program.
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I am curious where the comments went to. I suppose that they may have been removed for legal reasons.
This might be what you are looking for:
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It seems to me that in this case there are facts that can be interpreted differently. The police new about the assault, but the college and police couldn't do anything because since the victim wouldn't press charges, there was no official crime. The two players were removed from the squad for violating rules but no other action could be officially taken until the victim was an official victim!
So I am not sure there really is a coverup, just a twist that delayed the legal process until she came forward.
So I am not sure there really is a coverup, just a twist that delayed the legal process until she came forward.
The Register will do the job. This may be a story worth following. The youtube link is very revealing.
At what point does Corporal Kirk start to take some responsibility? He has been coach for 9 (?) seasons and this is the second time there have been major troubles with the law for many of his players. Didn't the former CU coach ultimately loose his job due to lack of institutional control?
More like Colonel Klink...the prisoners are running the camp...
I didn't think he deserved the rank of Colonel but you make a good point about Klink!:biglaugh:
True dat. In fact, maybe it's a bleedover from work, but I was halfway waiting for the dude to blow up the IED and shriek Allah Akhbar! or something.
I.C. Insurgent video.
Well yeah, but this was after he blamed Katie Hnida for being raped. Kirk hasn't quite gone that far yet.
We all need to remember, that surrounding all of this is a young woman who may have been violated and may not have been treated with the due process she deserves. This is a terrible thing and justice must be served. I don't look at this with glee, only pity for the victim here..lets all keep this in perspective. It's about how Iowa is treating a college coed.
This is what the story is all about. What is being withheld at the U of I? If it quacks like a hawk, smells like a hawk and looks like a hawk, it must be a hawk.
Don't forget that on top of allowing herself to get raped, she was a bad kicker as well.
Sobering stat: Only 6% of college sexual assaults are reported, and of those convictions are tough to get. Worst case senario is letting the athletic department investigate as apparently has happened in Iowa City.
below from a Vermont case:
School Favors Football Players
While a student at Virginia Tech in September 1994, Christy Brzonkala reported she was raped by two football players. In an academic disciplinary hearing, the university found one athlete not guilty; the other was found guilty and suspended for two semesters. But the school later reversed its decision—just in time for him to rejoin the football team for its fall opening game and regain a full athletic scholarship. Once the school exonerated both players, Brzonkala sued the athletes and the school for violating her civil rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Brzonkala's suit also sought to prevent Virginia Tech from ever again privately adjudicating felonious sexual assault and argued that the preferential treatment given to male athletes was a violation of Title IX.
below from a Vermont case:
School Favors Football Players
While a student at Virginia Tech in September 1994, Christy Brzonkala reported she was raped by two football players. In an academic disciplinary hearing, the university found one athlete not guilty; the other was found guilty and suspended for two semesters. But the school later reversed its decision—just in time for him to rejoin the football team for its fall opening game and regain a full athletic scholarship. Once the school exonerated both players, Brzonkala sued the athletes and the school for violating her civil rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Brzonkala's suit also sought to prevent Virginia Tech from ever again privately adjudicating felonious sexual assault and argued that the preferential treatment given to male athletes was a violation of Title IX.
