SA Counter suit
A recent counter suit was won by a male who was accused and subsequently found guilty of sexual assault at UC Davis in California. Why I feel this is an ethical issue isn't because of the assault which is a horrible thing to do to anyone, but because there is such an overwhelming desire to treat the accused as guilty until proven innocent. I have been falsely accused and I know firsthand how you are treated once the accusation is made public, everyone of my peers immediately ostracized me and it took me months, if not years to regain the standing I had before even though I was found innocent because they wonder if I was in a position to be accused wasn't I wrong in the first place and rarely let that thought go. I will not address the guilt or innocence of the accused, but I am glad that he won because investigations of this type are often done with closed minds, schools want to get the investigation over with so it doesn't affect incoming students, the victim wants to move on as much as possible and the accused was probably in the wrong. With this verdict, maybe school and other institutions will ensure a thorough investigation and better evidence before passing judgement, and maybe if investigations are done better, both real victims will chance coming forward and false victims won't be so quick to accuse.
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