A recent bill passed by the state of Georgia has many concerned about their college-age children. The bill severely limits what colleges can do to investigate rape allegations. Only proper law enforcement to investigate the allegations. This seems practical, since we would want those with more authority to handle the situation, but it prevents the colleges from exercising their own due process. With the criminal justice system as overtaxed as it has been, many rape suspects may never see a courtroom. Many are concerned that this will cause less victims to come forward and increase instances of rape.
Wise Owl Safety Takeaways:
- What this legislation really does, however, is remove the ability of colleges and universities to exercise their own systems of due process.
- What this legislation really does, however, is remove the ability of colleges and universities to exercise their own systems of due process.
- Despite testimony by sexual assault victims that the legislation would endanger them and others, a House panel passed it unanimously last week.
“At first, this may sound reasonable. What this legislation really does, however, is remove the ability of colleges and universities to exercise their own systems of due process. It would limit schools’ abilities to secure their own campuses, placing investigations in the hands of the legal system which notoriously mishandles cases of rape and sexual assault and fails in its due process.”