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Posted on 3/30/15 at 1:33 pm to RT1941
Posted on 3/30/15 at 1:33 pm to RT1941
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if Taylor was an employee of Alabama
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He's not and neither is any other student-athlete
Even if he was it wouldn't matter in this case. Employers aren't held responsible for what their employees do in this kind of situation. Wal-Mart could hire a convicted murderer and if that person went and murdered a person at home on their own time, you think the victim could hold Wal-Mart accountable for hiring him? Of course not.
The cases of the pizza driver hurting a customer, someone harming a co-worker, etc are different because the person was acting within the scope of their employment or otherwise acting within a situation that they were in as a direct result of their employment. If Taylor beat up a teammate at practice or went after a fan during the game, then these internet sleuths might be on to something.
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Posted on 3/30/15 at 1:37 pm to elposter
These lawsuits are happening from FSU to Oregon. Women that have been raped are suing the universities for bringing these students into the community.
Look up the lawsuit in Oregon. The former player from Providence had been accused of rape at that college. Charges were dropped. He then was involved in raping her at an apartment. She is suing the school saying they knew he was a danger to the community.
Look up the lawsuit in Oregon. The former player from Providence had been accused of rape at that college. Charges were dropped. He then was involved in raping her at an apartment. She is suing the school saying they knew he was a danger to the community.
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A woman who alleges she was gang-raped by three University of Oregon men's basketball players in March has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the university and head men's basketball coach Dana Altman.
The civil suit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon.
According to the suit, the woman, a university student, alleges that three Oregon men's basketball players cornered her in a bathroom in March and gang-raped her multiple times. Prosecutors did not file charges against the men, citing insufficient evidence.
The lawsuit says that Altman knew one of his players, Brandon Austin, had a history of prior sexual misconduct allegations at another school but that Altman recruited him to play for the Ducks anyway. Austin and two of his Ducks' teammates were dismissed from the team in May. The teammates are not mentioned by name in the lawsuit.
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"This is a very important case that needs to be litigated," said John Clune, an attorney for the woman. "It is time for athletic departments to stop trading the safety of women on campus for points on a scoreboard. The University of Oregon community deserves better, and we hope this case will help in that effort."
This post was edited on 3/30/15 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 3/30/15 at 2:02 pm to elposter
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Even if he was it wouldn't matter in this case. Employers aren't held responsible for what their employees do in this kind of situation. Wal-Mart could hire a convicted murderer and if that person went and murdered a person at home on their own time, you think the victim could hold Wal-Mart accountable for hiring him? Of course not.
If the WalMart employee hits
Someone while driving a company car, they are most certainly liable. If he assaults a woman in an apartment paid for by WalMart, they can be liable.
This isn't a bar fight or an off campus traffic accident. Taylor was specifically recruited by Saban, who got the go ahead and bring a known risk to school there. They paid for his apartment where the assault occurred.
In this case, is Alabama liable? Almost certainly not. My point was that student-athletes are trying to be considered employees of the university to get better benefits than they currently receive. Taylor's case is a big reason why schools shouldn't want this classification--an "employee" who assaults a woman in an apartment paid for by the state would open the school up to potential liability.
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