Apology needed in UVa rape hoax scandal

Article here. Excerpt:

'The first thing President Teresa Sullivan of the University of Virginia needs to do in the wake of what now appears to be a faux rape scandal is to apologize to the victims – that is, to the members of Phi Kappa Psi, who have been vilified, forced to move off campus into motels, and suffered suspicions even from family members and close friends. That would be the human and moral response. That Sullivan will not do so is nearly as certain as the chance of her taking false accusations as a matter that needs university attention.

This is for two reasons.  First, there is no public traction in calling for false accusations to be stopped.  There is no PC-approved party line on the issue, so there is no mileage there.  No one else would second her; there would be no faculty resolutions, no candlelight vigils held outside the chapel.  A vendor would go broke stocking up on T-shirts with slogans like "Don't rush to judgment!" or "Stop accusing!"  No sports team could don them before flashing lights.
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President Sullivan will doubtless be advised to keep silent to maintain plausible deniability – to position herself on a detached peak from which she can proffer high-minded and critical advice about today's alleged rape crisis.  The cultural mavens will applaud her, and she will appear blameless.  She needed to compose and ironclad response, so she made it clear she is against rape and sexual assault. There will be nothing to criticize her for – she is innocent, except that she  didn't wade down into the murky waters and join the rescue effort when her help was needed.'