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In reply to the discussion: Columbia University sued by male student in ‘Carry that Weight’ rape case [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)What's that even supposed to mean? Germans don't rape? Ask the French women during WW2 about that. People are engaging in "foreign student hating" amongst the Columbia student body (which has a ton of foreign students enrolled) ?
He didn't have any friends at the school? How many people do you think SHE knew before she showed up at college and started making friends? Who has a big circle of friends when they go to university?
These "arguments" you're coming up with are ludicrous.
She isn't "bullying" anyone. That's absolutely asinine. "Her rapist" in her art project is UNNAMED. See how that works? If he's feeling "bullied" it's because he's feeling responsible, not because she's painting his name on her mattress.
If I had to speculate as to the reasons that this guy is being shunned by his classmates, I would guess that he has had some conversations with his fellow students that cause them not to believe that he's as innocent as he's playing to the media.
It is not the school's job to "announce" how they have resolved any student misconduct issue. They didn't "name" him when he was accused, and they didn't "name" him when he was cleared. His name became a matter of public record only when a police report was filed, and that's well outside the university's province. And if you read the contents of the police report, it becomes challenging to continue to support the poor little "wrongfully accused" foreign student. I believe her when she says she didn't consent to being choked. If you think the university is going to weigh in on the merits of a police report, you'll be waiting for a long while.
The reason this guy was named, too, is because the school fell down on the job in terms of providing services to students--a situation they started to correct only AFTER this and other stories came to light on campus.