The Rape Of Co-Eds: Putting An End To A National Shame
Samantha
2012/05/03 16:31:07
Search “college” and “rape culture” and over 20,000,000 results pop up. Search just one fraternity, “Sigma Chi”, along with “rape” and 132,000 results appear. Last December, Sigma Phi Epsilon was closed indefinitely at the University of Vermont for asking “who do you want to rape?” on a survey of the young men they are supposedly training to be our country’s leaders. Vermont’s decision to close the fraternity is the exception rather than the rule. More often, little or nothing is done in response to charges of rape on campus and in fraternities.
The Obama administration is determined to do something about it. The U.S. Department of Justice just announced that it is investigating not only how the University of Montana has handled reports of sexual assault, but also the response of local law enforcement agencies—specifically Missoula, Montana’s police department and the county attorney. “Basically, this is an investigation of the entire town,” Katherine Redmond, founder of the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes, told National Public Radio. She added that, “hopefully this will sound a warning to a lot of other schools.”
That’s precisely the intention of the administration. As Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez states, sexual assault and sexual harassment “undermine women’s basic rights and, when perpetrated against students, can negatively impact their ability to lean and continue their education.” Part of the reality is that the perpetrator receives few or weak consequences and the woman ends up dropping out of school to avoid him.
The Obama administration is determined to do something about it. The U.S. Department of Justice just announced that it is investigating not only how the University of Montana has handled reports of sexual assault, but also the response of local law enforcement agencies—specifically Missoula, Montana’s police department and the county attorney. “Basically, this is an investigation of the entire town,” Katherine Redmond, founder of the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes, told National Public Radio. She added that, “hopefully this will sound a warning to a lot of other schools.”
That’s precisely the intention of the administration. As Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez states, sexual assault and sexual harassment “undermine women’s basic rights and, when perpetrated against students, can negatively impact their ability to lean and continue their education.” Part of the reality is that the perpetrator receives few or weak consequences and the woman ends up dropping out of school to avoid him.
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It would seem that anti-sexual aggression laws are less strictly enforced in schools.