But she said people needed to take a stand. She described the incident as "a premeditated crime," saying "the principal should have acted the same day he heard about it."
Other speakers contended that other serious incidents have occurred at the school but the wrestlers were suspended because they are athletes. They argued the suspensions were punishing the whole wrestling team.
"The only reason we're here is because we've got a championship wrestler among the accused," said Bruce McDougal, attorney for one of the wrestlers. He claimed three other serious sexual harassment incidents had occurred this year at the high school and the longest suspension had been three days.
Principals let sexual predators off all the time. That's no excuse for letting the pervert wrestlers go. Big brave he-men, picking on a sophomore male cheerleader: how proud their parents must be.
The principal should be fired and sued. The wrestlers should be expelled, tried, and jailed.
If there really are old sex-harassment cases at that school, they fall within the statute of limitations. They should be dredged up, and the perps expelled, tried, and punished.
I sometimes wonder: How is the current system of coddling criminals and perverts more just than street justice? I'm not an advocate of vigilantism, but our principals and judges no longer inspire confidence.
