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'The woman at the center of Rolling Stone magazine’s now-retracted story about a rape at the University of Virginia has been ordered to appear in court to answer questions as part of a civil suit.
“The court believes that a one-day, seven-hour deposition will be sufficient,” Judge Glen Conrad wrote in a court order this week, calling for the woman identified only as Jackie to appear in court on April 5, Newsweek reported.
Jackie will be deposed as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by Nicole Eramo, an associate dean at the University of Virginia, against Rolling Stone, the magazine’s owner, Wenner Media, and Sabrina Rubin Erdely, the writer of the controversial story “A Rape on Campus.”'
'If the House Education Committee wanted advice on topics to bring up with acting Education Secretary John King at its Wednesday hearing on the department’s “policies and priorities,” it got a targeted list from a former Ed lawyer.
Hans Bader, who served in the Office for Civil Rights, wrote a blistering analysis of a letter sent by that office’s chief to Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., who heads the Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee and has asked what authority OCR has to issue substantive new regulations in everything but name.
OCR’s Catherine Lhamon basically told Lankford that her office didn’t need to go through a notice-and-comment proceeding before issuing its controversial “Dear Colleague” letters because they only purported to explain current law, not enforce new regulations.'
'If this man were a true advocate for women’s rights, he would give space to women in politics to express their viewpoints and then support them. He cannot successfully advocate for women because he is participating (with the best intentions) in an institution that has systematically oppressed women for most of history. He should be giving a seat at the table to a woman.
Feminism is about space for women, plain and simple. Feminists are used to not being taken seriously by the patriarchy, and I find that a man who uses his male privilege to speak on behalf of women is no better than someone who actively oppresses women. The voices of men in feminist activism do not count as much as the women’s, even though they are greatly appreciated.
A man should never voice actively in feminist advocacy, but he can aid the feminist cause.'
'“The law is a ass – a idiot,” declared Mr Bumble in Charles Dicken's classic novel Oliver Twist, which was released 178 years ago to the month.
Bumble would have no doubt have added some choice expletives to his observation if he’d been in Blackfriars Crown Court in London last week, to witness the unjust case brought against Mark Pearson.
Pearson, a 51-year-old artist, was tried for a sex crime simply because he brushed past a female film star during rush hour at Waterloo Tube station without even breaking his stride.
His accuser (who shall remain anonymous for life) claimed Pearson penetrated her with three fingers for “two or three seconds”.
'What’s preventing college-aged men from addressing their role in rape culture on campus? Mention rape and alarms set off in many male college students’ minds. We, as males, must cut off the flashing red lights, silence the blaring sirens and recognize the issues that are staring right back at us in the mirror.
This may not come naturally to us because we live in a society that perpetuates rape culture and rape myths. We’ve all heard the statistic that one in five women is sexually assaulted while they attend college, but we’ve failed to make a concerted effort to reduce this rate. Instead, we brush sexual assault cases aside, encourage victim blaming and allow misconceptions surrounding gender-based violence to prevail.
'Male students have become a rare breed in UK universities.
They were first outnumbered by women as far back as 1992 and, since then, the gender gap has increased annually.
Statistics released by Ucas last week show that this year almost 100,000 more women than men have applied for a university place. In England, women are 36 per cent more likely to submit an application than their male peers; among those from disadvantaged backgrounds this rises to 58 per cent.
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'Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would significantly change college disciplinary proceedings in cases that involve allegations of sexual misconduct. Among other things, the bill would put the burden of proof upon the accused to establish their innocence. This is almost surely unconstitutional, and our legislature should decline to pass any law that contains such a provision.
Everyone knows that in a criminal case, the government must prove its case "beyond a reasonable doubt." The scales are tipped this way because the stakes for the defendant — possible incarceration, other restrictions on liberty, and the stigma of a criminal conviction — are so severe.
Article here. Jump the login by Googling the text of the first paragraph and then select the search result entry that reads "'Yes Means Yes' Bill Would Eliminate Due Process on ...". Excerpt:
'Rape is a very serious crime. It is a violation of another individual’s body and mind in a way that is far worse than almost every other crime. Society must reject rape and find ways to foster a culture that does not promote rape or make it acceptable. To that end, we must reverse the presumption of innocence in cases involving sexual assault and make the accused prove that he did not, in fact, rape the victim.
At this point, you’ve realized that this is impossible to do and not I’m seriously suggesting it. So why then are our legislators proposing a similar idea, except limiting it to rape on campuses? Couched as the “affirmative consent” or “yes means yes” law, it is essentially a reversal of the presumption of innocence and an elimination of due process on college campuses.
'Fatherlessness is on the rise. It is causally linked to an array of social risk factors. While there are success stories in single-parent households, children raised without a father in the home are more at risk for dropping out of school, using drugs, having emotional problems, and becoming involved in crime, just to name a few.
Each of these individual risk trends can impact health care expenses, education, the budget and economy as well as public safety. Taken together they look like the root problem for many of our societal ills. The body of research confirming fathers' importance grows. We even have studies looking at the stunning public cost of fatherlessness. Yet our politicians do not discuss fatherlessness as a policy matter.
'This month two male students filed separate lawsuits against the University of Texas at Austin. The men claim they were unfairly treated after allegations of sexual assault were made against them. Authorities never charged either student, but university officials have moved to expel both of them. The plaintiffs say the university is using them as scapegoats to demonstrate the school is tough on sexual assault.
This case has raised some questions: What can schools do in sexual assault cases? What rights do accused students have? How common are these lawsuits?
'A British hairdresser was sentenced to life in prison last week after she plunged a knife into her boyfriend’s heart — because she felt he spent too much time on Facebook.
Terri-Marie Palmer, 23, broke down in tears as she was convicted of 24-year-old Damon Searson’s murder following a one-week trial, where the details emerged about the fatal end of their rocky relationship, according to multiple reports.
Moments before the killing, Palmer posted: “He p***** me off sitting on Facebook, completely blanking me when I’m talking to him,” according to The Mirror Online.
She regularly posted on the social media site about how Searson would ignore her while scrolling through Facebook messages on his phone, adding random girls and posting shirtless photos of himself.'
'Posting a few of my (all outstanding) Q&A responses from Christina H. Sommers and my talk at UofM - part of my Dangerous Faggot Tour. The first question was about male feminists, and I cucking nailed it.'
'A senior writer for Buzzfeed Canada announced Thursday that the website was looking to hire freelance writers, but went out of her way to say they were not looking for white males.
...
White males, surprisingly, were less than happy with the announcement, which led Koul to go on the defensive.'
'Shocking revelations about the international fishing industry’s reliance on slave labor have caused many people to question the origin of the shrimp or tuna they eat. The disclosures have also led the United States to take some important new steps to clamp down on the use of indentured workers and discourage other unlawful activities on the high seas.
President Obama is expected to signlegislation that effectively bans American imports of fish caught by forced labor in Southeast Asia. The bill, passed by Congress this month, would close a loophole in the Tariff Act of 1930 that prohibits imports made by convicts or forced labor but exempts such goods if American domestic production could not meet demand. Now that is expected to end. The president recently signed an agreement allowing officials to deny port services to foreign vessels suspected of illegal fishing.'
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