F. Lee Francis, a former federal prosecutor and legal researcher, inquires as to why the alleged victim did not report to the police.
A former federal prosecutor and existing law professor are asking a black Gettysburg College student if they believe he had the n-word written on him by a white man who allegedly uses a “box blade.”
The dark pupil claimed a partner” cut the N-word on his torso with a box cutting.” According to the school newspapers, the victims claimed that they were the only people of color present at the gathering.
However, the university said the incident involved” a plastic or concrete tool”, according to The Gettysburgian.
The group has terminated the alleged victim. According to CNN, the reported culprit has left the institution.
” In less than 48 hours after the incident, our son was interviewed by the members of the coaching staff and summarily dismissed ( not suspended ) from the swim team”, a published statement from the alleged victim’s family stated. Prior to the start of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities personal inspection, the disciplinary action was taken. This does not seem to have adhered to the guidelines set forth in the Gettysburg College Student-Athlete Handbook.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Human Rights and local NAACP organizations have received complaints from the community.
But, the human rights commission has no power to “investigate” situations.
The PHRC stated in a speech that the situation was “does not have the power to command or check hate crimes or criminal infractions.” Instead, it tracks occurrences.
The situation, including that the home has never reported the incident to authorities, raises concerns for Professor F. Lee Francis. According to his university profile, he was a former prosecutor advocate general in the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
According to Francis,” I do n’t believe that saying questions are outstanding means that we are denying the person’s experience or saying that what they have experienced or believe is wrong.”
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” But we do need to make sure we have our facts in order”, the Widener University law professor ( pictured ) said. ” How does something like this occur? If something as critical as a hate crime actually did occur, I wonder why the person would speak to the media rather than confront the officers.
Various factors should raise questions about the function played by the alleged victim and, if it was a trick, how important it was.
” No matter the marriage, and no matter the determination, there is no area on this college for words or actions that degrade, damage, or marginalize based on one’s personality and history”, President Bob Iuliano stated.
If the “motivation” is n’t an act of hate, why bring it up?
However, the alleged victim’s personal punishment raises a query– why is a sufferer being punished?
The Fix is n’t a stranger to universities having conducted unfairly over due process, but the fact that he was punished at least merits further investigation.
According to the student paper, President Iuliano also reportedly stated at a university meeting that” This is also, I was just saying to one perhaps the most, one of the more complicated and complex cases I’ve seen in my day in higher knowledge.” And it has undoubtedly caused more rumors to surface in the media and social internet than it has.
Interesting.
If is white student, out of racial animosity, literally etched a racial slur into a black teammate, I would n’t describe it as” complicated and nuanced”. It sounds like a simple act of hate – improper to do, but never specially” difficult”.
If someone steals a car or burns down a house, that is n’t really” complicated” unless there is a deeper back story.
There definitely is” debate” – and the situation deserves more following up and solutions.
The Fix has located the good alleged victim of the strike and reached out for comment. The Fix may not be able to identify the potential prey at this time.
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