UVA and the alleged frat rape - Rolling Stone backpedals

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-20141119

I have some issues with the sourcing here, but my overwhelming feeling is shame that my alma mater allowed this to happen.

 

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What did Bill Cosby do now?

 

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Jameis transferred to UVA??

 

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Another reason I'm proud to be an alum of a school where "Greek life" was next to nonexistent.

 

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I do not have a dog in the fight, but I'm skeptical about this scene:

"What, she's not hot enough for you?" Then they egged him on: "Don't you want to be a brother?" "We all had to do it, so you do, too."

And this, as well:

"Why didn't you have fun with it?" Cindy asked. "A bunch of hot Phi Psi guys?"

I have no doubt rape happens at college campuses. I do doubt, however, that the perpetrators talk like they are reading lines out of a B-movie script.

 

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I think that's exactly how it would happen.

 

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The coolness of Rolling Stone and Grantland incorporating the phrase "Motherfucker" into their stories.

Fail.

 

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The story reinforces my long-held belief that universities are in no way equipped to manage sexual assault allegations and need to get out of the business all-together. These cases need to be referred to the police - real police, not campus police - and the victims paired with a victim advocate group that can help them begin rebuilding their lives.

 

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Yep.

 

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It reminds me of the old Mitch Albom trick where an unverifiable person says exactly what he needs them to say for his sappy story.

I do not think that these men said those things, and I do not think that the woman's friend told her that she should have had "fun with" a violent gang rape.

 

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You're naive as hell then.

 

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Oh.....this should get interesting.