"Should those accused of sexual harassment be allowed to question their accusers?"

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2018-08-25 18:09

Article here. Excerpt:

'A federal judge instructed the University of Michigan to ignore its policies for investigating sexual assault and instead hold a live hearing so that a student accused of rape can question his accuser, Inside Higher Ed reports. The outcome of the hearing could have national implications on an emerging pattern of case law suggesting that those accused of sexual violence have the right to question the evidence against them.

The Michigan male student accused of sexual assault sued the university in June, alleging that its sexual assault policies deprived him of his right to due process. The student was accused of rape in April after a sexual encounter the previous November he claims was consensual. It has not been determined whether or not he committed an assault.

The ruling does not mean that the accused student will directly ask his accuser questions; rather, the accused will be given the opportunity to challenge the accuser’s claims.'

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... have the right to cross-examine their accusers?"

That this question even is asked in any form tells me how far we have fallen.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2018-08-25 23:59

until there is some sort of real punishment for those who purposely falsely accuse men of severely punishable crimes, this trend will continue. we are seeing it at such convenient times, and to such convenient targets, like right at election time for guys fems can't defeat any other way. want to really hurt some man u really hate, or want his job? that's easy, just use the nuclear option. quietly accuse him of some horrendous crime by starting a rumor. every halfwit man or woman who hears it will pass it on until it becomes fact. right out of alinski, and exactly what one would expect from the mentally challenged who can't seem to make an honest living w/o constantly getting free stuff and handouts. our forefathers were right, free stuffers will be our destruction.

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Submitted by daveinga on Mon, 2018-08-27 16:36