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Related: About this forumLincoln University president expresses great concern for the futures of accused rapists
Lincoln University president expresses great concern for the futures of accused rapists (but, notably, NO concern for the victims)
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Jennings is the president of Lincoln University, the 160-year-old HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Lincoln University boasts some legendary alumni, including Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall, Cab Calloway, Kwame Nkrumah, and Gil Scott-Heron. Now, its home of a victim-blaming president.
During his speech at the universitys All Womens Convocation hosted in September of this year, Jennings took on the issue of sexual assault and rape. Did he provide empathy for those who had been assaulted? Did he say that rape and sexual assault would not be tolerated on campus? Did he sure the crowd of black women who chose to attend this university that he, as president, would do everything in his power to ensure that they graduated unmolested? Not exactly.
we have had on this campus, three cases of young women, who after having done whatever they did with the young men, and then it didnt turn out the way they wanted it to turn out, guess what they did? They then went to Public Safety and said, He raped me. So then we have to do an investigation. We have to start pulling back all the layers and asking all kinds of questions. And when we start trying to collect the data and ask the questions and why do we do that? Because we know that possibly somebodys life is getting ready to change for the rest of their life. Because theres no more serious accusation. And within the last 30 days, the United States federal government has now issued a new set of regulations that deal with sexual misconduct on colleges and university campuses. And the penalty is jail time.
What happens when you allege that somebody did something of that nature to you? You go to jail. I dont care how close they are to finishing their degree. Their whole life changes over night. Because theyre gonna get a record and that record is then gonna follow them for the rest of their life. Theyre going to be expelled from the university. Its gonna be very difficult for them to get into anyone elses university because they have to explain at the receiving institution why they were expelled from the institution that they were expelled from.
And we have to send the transcript, we have to note on there the reason for him being expelled. And so when they see that, then they dont want to take a chance on letting them into their university because they dont know what they are getting ready to get themselves in for.
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http://feministing.com/2014/11/12/lincoln-university-president-expresses-great-concern-for-the-futures-of-accused-rapists/
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Lincoln University president expresses great concern for the futures of accused rapists (Original Post)
niyad
Nov 2014
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enough
(13,256 posts)1. Aside from his deep sexism, this man can't think (or speak) very clearly.
"What happens when you allege that somebody did something of that nature to you? You go to jail. I dont care how close they are to finishing their degree." Garbled logic, at best.
By all means, protect that young man, no matter what. After all, the young woman is likely making it up, and if she isn't, the permanent change in HER life can't really matter that much.
This guy needs to go.
niyad
(113,244 posts)2. not to mention that he does not know what the hell he is talking about--how many rapists
actually ever go to jail?
enough
(13,256 posts)4. Exactly. (nt)
shenmue
(38,506 posts)3. I hope his university will do something
I'm sure plenty of students, alumni and donors would like a word with him.
niyad
(113,244 posts)5. I have a number of words for him--none of which are acceptable in polite company.