A female swimmer at the University of Missouri recently killed herself. It's believed this is due to several sexual harassment (including rape) cases that she's been the victim of. Now there are complaints being filed saying that the university has not, nor did not, do enough to look into these cases. There are several laws regarding confidentiality and protocol when it comes to rape victims confusing in counselors and doctors. The university sent a letter to the girl's parents asking if they would like for the school to investigate. However, the parents said the letter appeared insincere and did not even deserve a response. This is a very delicate case. Not only because of the trust that this girl put into the people she told, but because their honor to her secret may have lead to an unjust death.
So how at fault is the university for not launching a investigation earlier? Did they have the right too in the first place?
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/01/28/erin-dnt-howell-univ-of-missouri-rape-allegations.cnn.html?c=us
Did the girl not want to pursue legal action before she committed suicide? If she and the parents chose not to pursue it then I don't see how the university is at fault.
ReplyDeleteThis is very unfortunate made even worse by the fact that the family may not see justice as a lawyer may argue the reasonable doubt and ambiguity surrounding the case.
ReplyDelete-McKenzie Hartmann, 4th