“Meaning no disrespect, reporting allegations about an incident at a fraternity is very different from singling out an individual using their name or identifying information. It is fairly difficult to recognize DU members at a glance, to say nothing of harassing the entire fraternity. And a person with no inside knowledge can’t tell who the alleged perpetrator(s) are on the basis of this article.”
Willing to say that to the members of Phi Kappa Psi at UVA?
“A focus on the risks to the perps also overlooks the benefits of generalized reports, stripped of personally identifiable information.”
- Um, the frat has been named. That's identifiable.
“Letting people know about an incident can help other students be aware of a continuing risk. The university itself sends “security alerts” to the student body about some incidents on campus, for much the same reason. One very recent and utterly terrifying case involved a student falling asleep in their dorm room and waking up to someone sexually assaulting them. The university sent a campus-wide e-mail, with information about the incident (including the dorm involved), within hours of that report.”
- Sure - that makes sense. If there's an actual victim who has reported the incident to the university. Has that happened here?
“DU seemingly knew about the allegations reported in the Maroon, but suspended social events only after this article was published.”
- well yes. If you were accused of the same, how many would want to come to your parties? Even if you were innocent.
“If the Maroon had kept quiet, it’s possible they would still be throwing parties.”
- No response to this other than that you are suggesting the Maroon's intent is to shut down parties at the frat. The underlying motive might be for a variety of reasons, including plain old malice. Is that the purpose of the Maroon?
“The statistics suggest there is at worst an 8% chance the Maroon is slandering DU’s good name (lol), and a 92% chance they warned other students about a serious risk at the fraternity’s events.”
- Weren't these "rumors" already widely spread around the campus? What "good", exactly, has the Maroon done in this, other than to validate its role as a potential smear-monger?