BHGP ON FERENTZ: RESIGN
Cold resignation over at BHGP over the Ferentz thing. Literally: resignation.
Here’s the new plan: Resign, all of you. That’s non-negotiable. We trusted you with our children and you betrayed us. You’ve shamed the state of Iowa, the university, the athletic department, the fans, and yourselves. Every day you continue to be employed at the University of Iowa is a day that the UI tells the world that at this school, integrity takes a back seat to PR at all costs.
Not overstatement there, given the circumstances. Hey, have they caught that half-naked kid running through the kitchen at the Pita Pit yet? They did? Shame, that.
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33 and 36 are dead on. The University policy to a report of sexual assault should be to immediately contact the police. Full Stop. No formal versus informal investigation, no University procedures — CALL THE FREAKING POLICE. From there they can do any investigation they want but a sexual assault is a criminal matter, not an academic one.
Comment by Slow, Fat and White — July 22, 2008 @ 6:07 am
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Meatybob –
Correct me if you’re wrong, but you’re saying that “that sleaze bag Osborne” and Nebraska’s athletic department doesn’t deserve “credit” for not covering up the Larry Phillips situation because they didn’t get a chance to cover it up.
Can’t have it both ways. Either you demonstrate character by not covering something up — or at least don’t fuck it up worse by trying to close the barn doors once the horses are out — or you didn’t. You can disagree with LP’s suspension and/or reinstatement; that’s as much a matter of personal conscience. However, you can’t argue that the athletic department covered up anything or even wanted to.
And Scott Frost couldn’t have untied himself and gotten out of the closet to call the cops that fast on his own. I think McEwen’s neighbors called the cops, considering they couldn’t really miss the whoopin’ goin’ on in the hallway.
Comment by Albino Tornado — July 21, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
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bj: “By condoning UI’s in-house investigation, she assumes part of he blame, which adds a whole new level of suck to he already huge pile.”
Of course, there are those who think that any university athletic dept. that would have an “in-house” response to a student being sexually assaulted that doesn’t have “call the police right fucking now” as Option #1 deserves the full brunt of public anger and outrage associated with such a morally bankrupt suggestion.
(Further, those of us who are parents can understand being a bit confused by seemingly-reassuring authority figures at our child’s school in the immediate wake of our son or daughter being the victim of a violent crime, and tend to apportion the blame accordingly…)
Comment by Papa Lou BSU — July 21, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
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If only Gary Barta were more like Tred Barta, this never would have happened.
Comment by Way Up North — July 21, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
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Dear University of Iowa,
If you decide to fire your President, you can have Mary Sue Coleman back. Please.
Best regards,
Michigan students during MSC’s reign
P.S. If you don’t want to take someone who currently has a President job, I hear Martin Jischke is available.
Comment by Yinka Double Dare — July 21, 2008 @ 2:28 pm
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RJ - if there is ANY unversity which has a policy of telling a young woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted that it will conduct an internal investigation of the alleged crime - instead of IMMEDIATELY calling the police - then, it does not deserve to be in business of educating our children - let alone operate a football team. [Pitchfork raised].
From the University of Iowa Preamble to its Code of Conduct: “The University of Iowa has a deep respect for the intrinsic value of each human being, and a steadfast commitment to promoting and protecting human rights on its Iowa City campus, in its surrounding community, and beyond.”
Comment by hobeg8r — July 21, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
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Who has the greater obligation to the victim: the university or her family? If the victim was your daughter, sister, girlfriend, whatever, would you even dream of letting her NOT go to the police? Obviously, the university handled this about as poorly as they possibly could, but the victim’s mother did her a huge disservice by allowing her to take he so-called informal route. By condoning UI’s in-house investigation, she assumes part of he blame, which adds a whole new level of suck to he already huge pile.
Comment by bj — July 21, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
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#22- I am sure she has no reason to shift blame regarding her daughter being wasted in a dorm room with 2 dudes at 3AM.
So, if you leave a bar, drunk and happen to walk down the wrong street, get mugged, shot, etc. you deserve it? You may have made a bad decision about the alcohol consumption, but you do not deserve to be the victim of a crime.
Comment by blon57 — July 21, 2008 @ 2:19 pm