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MCCAIN THINKS COLLEGE KIDS FAKE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
John McCain Thinks College Kids Constantly Cry Fake Sexual Harassment
John McCain Thinks College Kids Constantly Cry Fake Sexual Harassment
Senator John McCain is the latest conservative politician to complain that the Department of Justice has "redefined the meaning of sexual harassment" at U.S. universities by cracking down on Title IX violations that protect students from intimidation and assault — and he and his cronies think that's a bad thing.
When former University of Montana student Kerry Barrett reported an attempted rape to the cops, she was asked if she had a boyfriend, informed that most rape reports are false, and told "not to expect much." She was one of numerous UM students who struggled to report sexual assault during the 2012 academic year, prompting a Justice Department investigation into how both university officials and local police handle sexual assault allegations.
Last May, both the Missoula Police Department and the University of Montana reached an agreement with the DOJ in which they promised to take sexual assault cases more seriously via a set of policy reforms, one which defines sexual harassment as “any unwelcome contact of a sexual nature.” The vague definition is meant to encourage students to come forward; the government has said over and over again that only harassment deemed "sufficiently severe, pervasive, or persistent such that it denies or limits the student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the school’s program" will be penalized. Still, some conservatives are more concerned with eradicating hypothetical fake harassment accusations than protecting people from being harassed. Who will protect creepy, manipulative predators from the students who want to bring them down??students from intimidation and assault — and he and his cronies think that's a bad thing.
When former University of Montana student Kerry Barrett reported an attempted rape to the cops, she was asked if she had a boyfriend, informed that most rape reports are false, and told "not to expect much." She was one of numerous UM students who struggled to report sexual assault during the 2012 academic year, prompting a Justice Department investigation into how both university officials and local police handle sexual assault allegations.
Last May, both the Missoula Police Department and the University of Montana reached an agreement with the DOJ in which they promised to take sexual assault cases more seriously via a set of policy reforms, one which defines sexual harassment as “any unwelcome contact of a sexual nature.” The vague definition is meant to encourage students to come forward; the government has said over and over again that only harassment deemed "sufficiently severe, pervasive, or persistent such that it denies or limits the student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the school’s program" will be penalized. Still, some conservatives are more concerned with eradicating hypothetical fake harassment accusations than protecting people from being harassed. Who will protect creepy, manipulative predators from the students who want to bring them down??
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