Feds Punish Princeton For Liking Due Process Too Much

Reason.com ^

[TigerClaws]

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education wrapped up its investigation of Princeton University's sexual harassment and assault policies. The findings were unsurprising, though still striking: the government essentially accused the university of violating federal anti-discrimination law by extending too much due process to accused students.

Princeton had been one of the last hold-outs on the standard of proof in college rape trials. The university required adjudicators to obtain "clear and convincing" proof that a student was guilty of sexual assault before convicting him. That's too tough, said DOE. As part of its settlement, Princeton is required to lower its evidence standard to "a preponderance of the evidence," which means adjudicators must convict if they are 50.1 percent persuaded by the accuser.

[yldstrk]

eliminate the DOE, useless bunch of hacks

[Sooth2222]

Princeton is required to lower its evidence standard to "a preponderance of the evidence," which means adjudicators must convict if they are 50.1 percent persuaded by the accuser.

If I were convicted by a kangaroo court like this, I'd sue the pants off 'em. (And probably win!)

[driftdiver]

What better way to undermine justice then to train the young to a lower level.

[onedoug]

“Show this Princeton Tiger and our other new Ensign around the ship.” —Capt DeFriess, “The Caine Mutiny”

[oblomov]

While Congress is GOP hands, we need to bury a creative renaming of the Department of Education and other useless agencies in a budget bill or other “urgent” legislation.

Department of Education =
Department of Re-education
Department of Diversity Seminars at All-Inclusive Beachfront Resorts
Department of Running Side Businesses at the Day Job
Ministry of Love

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

So, a woman scorned can screw a guy over but not in a sexual way.

[Organic Panic]

What is the end game. They want girls sexing it up all the time but when they do they want all sex defined as rape. I conclude the end goal is beaten down beta males who are powerless and lots of lesbians for the ugly feminists to groom.

[Stevenc131]

If the DOJ doesn’t like “clear and convincing” evidence being used to convict someone then the only inference you can draw is that they want an “unclear” and “unconvincing” standard to be used.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Preponderance of the evidence is a very weak standard, especially if the accuser is a drama queen. It will be dangerous to have sex with theater majors!