re: Aggy Board OT Discussion Thread

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it's an easy out and talking point but I haven't heard anything to suggest he favored the defendant or Baylor in any way

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Maybe but read the post above yours. I've been in more than my share of courtrooms and not once has an outburst of that kind not led to some action from the presiding judge, either clearing the courtroom or at least removing the person who spoke up.

I responded to that one too. It's on the last page.

Since it was my color y'all are responding to, and I have no idea how the judge responded, I believe you are jumping to a conclusion here about what the judge did or didn't do. It was definitely an oddity but one completely outside the ability of the bench to control

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I know many of you are bored with the legalities of the Baylor case. But for those interested, this Texas Tribune article does a pretty good job of summing up the situation.

For the most part, Baylor has been successful at changing the narrative to whether or not the rape could have been prevented. That's murky water and where Baylor is least culpable

The aftermath and investigation, and then the indictment down the road, all leave little wiggle room in saying Baylor had a massive systemic failure that appears to have placed football success over the safety and well-being of their student body.

This is their responsibility under the law

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Your school must have an established procedure for handling complaints of sex discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual violence. Every school must have a Title IX Coordinator who manages complaints. The Coordinator’s contact information should be publicly accessible on the school’s website. If you decide to file a complaint, your school must promptly investigate it regardless of whether you report to the police (though a police investigation may very briefly delay the school’s investigation if law enforcement is gathering evidence). A school may not wait for the conclusion of a criminal proceeding and should conclude its own investigation within a semester’s time (the 2011 Office for Civil Rights Title IX guidance proposes 60 days as an appropriate time-frame). The school should use a “preponderance of the evidence” standard to determine the outcome of a complaint, meaning discipline should result if it is more likely than not that discrimination, harassment and/or violence occurred. The final decision should be provided to you and the accused in writing. Both of you have the right to appeal the decision.

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The article sums up the problems post-indictment

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But experts said nothing should prevent schools from re-opening investigations as new information emerges. It’s unclear whether Baylor did that after criminal charges were filed against Ukwuachu. But he clearly wasn't kicked off campus after he was charged with rape. He eventually earned his degree from Baylor, and as Texas Monthly reported, an assistant football coach publicly stated as recently as June that he expected Ukwuachu to play football again for the Bears. (Athletes taking graduate-level courses are still eligible to play football.)

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And it's pretty shocking to learn that the Title IX office at Baylor didn't eveb exist til after this incident. That's a clear cut violation

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But those efforts weren’t fully in place when Ukwuachu’s case began. Baylor’s Title IX coordinator, Patty Crawford, didn’t start her job until more than a year after the rape. The 2014 post advertising her job opening acknowledged that Baylor didn’t have an office focused solely on Title IX at the time.

“Title IX responsibilities have been managed by a variety of individuals in several university offices, with Human Resources having primary coordinating responsibilities,” the post said.

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I think everyone outside of that shite stain can agree that Baylor was beyond disgraceful in how it handled the situation but is anything really going to happen here?

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Sure, years from now when Baylor sucks again and they beat their chest about the Golden Briles Era we will be all too happy to add the *enabled rapists asterisk to their story. Just like sips love to label our 90's success as the "Fed Ex Era."

I personally don't think they will face any real punishment. The whole thing feels like Shaggybevo when JFF almost got caught signing stuff, they predicted our death penalty and in reality he was benched half a game. When your institution graduates half the judges and lawyers in the state you are insulated from the full power of any legal process in a third world country kind of way. Heck we see that just in how things have been handled to this point. Any lawsuit will get settled in a way that keeps the real dirt sealed, and the world will move on. IMHO and only IMHO.