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He can't immediately announce punishment without violation of due process. The perpetrators may be known, but even so that has to be formally established befor
by chernevik 5y ago
He can't immediately announce punishment without violation of due process.
The perpetrators may be known, but even so that has to be formally established before the school can do anything about them.
It's unfortunate that there isn't a greater response from the student body in defense of free speech.
- ivalm 5y agoMaybe, but again a university is not bound by due process requirements. I do agree that it might be good practice to not violate them. Let’s see if Purdue does eventually act.
- vanusa 5y agoWe are all ethically bound to abide by the principles of due process in our dealings with others, whether proscribed by law or not.
- nobodyandproud 5y agoAside from being arbitrary: Is due process a single, one-size fits all?
- ajmurmann 5y agoIt seems like harassment should be enough to expell someone even before this statement.
- lazide 5y agoIf you can prove it was harassment and not someone just saying something the other party didn’t like in a place both parties had a right to be. If we’re both at a bar we have a right to be at, and you keep saying you think I’m a jerk and should get kicked out - is that harassment? If you follow me there every time I go? Probably. If you don’t, probably not. Proving one way or another can be difficult.
- ajmurmann 5y agoOh, I somehow misread the above comment entirely and took it to mean that these rules had to be in place before we can prosecute anyone for breaking them. Not sure how that happened