Jameis Winston Cleared In Campus Sexual Assault Hearing

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2014-12-22 14:24

Article here. Excerpt:

'Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was cleared Sunday of the accusations he faced at a student code of conduct hearing involving an alleged sexual assault two years ago.

Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Major Harding wrote in a letter to Winston that the evidence was "insufficient to satisfy the burden of proof." Prosecutor Willie Meggs made a similar decision a year ago when he decided not to criminally charge Winston, citing a lack of evidence.

This month, a two-day hearing was held to determine whether Winston violated four sections of the code of conduct - two for sexual misconduct and two for endangerment.

The ramifications for Winston ranged from a reprimand to expulsion from school.

The woman can request an appeal within five days.'

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Even from an anonymous accuser, he's guilty no matter what. In addition to the rape accusation (sufficient on its face anyway to presume him guilty), he has the following sealing the coffin lid like super glue:

1. Football player
2. Black skin
3. See (2) 100 more times

That's about it.

Any society that supports the destruction of a person's reputation via anonymous accusations, even those shown to be unsupported under the law, is not a "just society".

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2014-12-22 18:03

He won last year, and certainly Mariota was a great player, but many sports commentators said they didn't want to vote for someone accused of rape. So he dropped out of Heisman contention very quickly--and I think largely because of these accusations.

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Submitted by el cid on Mon, 2014-12-22 23:13