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Old 04-19-2018 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Many colleges employ their own police, so that puts them right in the middle of it. Even the ones with political agendas are caught between protecting their students and respecting the rights of an accused. But fundamentally... the standard of evidence is high in criminal cases, but lower in civil cases. Expelling an accused student would fall under civil realm, with a reasonably lower standard.
I know this. And you know this.

Often the accused is expelled (and his life ruined) by the consensus of a panel of fellow students and faculty.

But the media never seems to mention it when they report on the “rape epidemic” on college campuses.