The things she is saying that they accused her and others opf it,goes on all the time..happens in every court room,they put the blame on the victim..I.E..You invited it to happen,did you know the person,why did you get so close,blah blah blah... You are brave for coming forward and making a say and hopefully the UNC Police can do something aboput it for they would do more for you then Thorpe,remember what is is and was going though?.

Now libs want criminals to be dealt with correctly? Oh, it hit too close to home I bet.

It seems to me we need to see more specifics. I have a hard time believing UNC administrators or student leaders would be that apathetic about something like this. Not saying it wouldn't happen though.

This is not limited to UNC, nor is it unusual. In the past few years, at several campuses throughout the country, women (and men) are accusing their schools of not taking rape and other sexual assaults seriously. Yale, Amherst, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Indiana, the University of Montana, Texas A&M, the University of Wisconsin, Reed, Dominican College -- all have been accused of covering up or not taking sexual assaults seriously. I personally know of students at private and other public NC universities who are upset at how their universities handle reported sexual assaults.

Thankfully, a few brave students at UNC are speaking out. It is just a matter of time before students at other schools in NC do the same. As for it being "kinda funny," as one poster said: Rape is NEVER funny; allegations of rape are NEVER funny. It doesn't matter whether it's at UNC or at one of our military academies.

"Instead of focusing on what women can do to avoid being raped, why don't you focus on what we can do to prevent men from being rapists? Why blame the victim, when it makes so much more sense to hold the perpetrator responsible? Isn't that actually common sense?" --27228

Common sense??? You advocate finding every potential rapist and fixing the problem before it starts? If you can do that you can wipe crime out completely from the human race!

/sarcasm

We can't find every potential rapist before they commit a crime, but we can train every woman who is willing to learn how to NOT be a victim, to avoid situations that put them at risk. No solution eliminates the danger but active avoidance of bad situations will reduce it.

It *is* personal responsibility -- each and every person is responsible for avoiding the dangers they can. THIS is common sense.

They'd be better directed to the law enforcement agencies.

Does anybody really believe UNC is "protecting rapists" Seriously? It is kinda funny to see a predominantly liberal school get harassed by their own. Wasting time and money and resources all in the name of "whats right" LOL

4Strikes - "And here all along, I was under the impression that UNC-CH was against rapists."

If it's not doing the right things to ensure that rapes are investigated and rapists are punished for their crimes, UNC-CH is creating a rather favorable environment for rapists. Don't you think?

Or don't you think??

"I love all the common sense and advocating that people take equal responsibility for themselves."

Lord, help you!!!

That's like saying those working in a bank who get robbed by a bank robber are at fault for getting robbed which is idiocy!!!

"Thorp said last week that the school is considering hiring Gina Smith, a nationally recognized sexual misconduct expert who helps universities appropriately respond to sexual assault issues."

It shouldn't have to go that far.

If school administrators don't know in their hearts and heads what is the right thing to do, and then do it, they need to step down and hire administrators who DO.

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