BleedGopher
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per Rand Ball:
Also familiar has been the lack of understanding of the distinction between a criminal investigation — one that resulted in no charges being filed by the Hennepin County Attorney’s office — and the University investigation that led to the 10 players being suspended.
The evidence needed by the attorney's office is a higher bar than the evidence needed by the EOAA. In criminal court, it's "beyond a reasonable doubt." On campus, school officials must decide if it was "more likely than not" that an assault occurred.
“People conflate not having charges filed and not guilty. In this kind of case, most people are not comfortable with the grey of it. We will never know guilt or non-guilt through a court of law. That's hard for us. We want an outcome. But that there is a parallel process that looks similar but is very different that plays out on the campus,” Luther said. “The EOAA is trying to decide if (the person) is safe enough to be on their campus. That's much different than whether they will spend time in prison. That's not to say it doesn’t have an impact on lives, but it's fundamentally different. The EOAA is looking for a preponderance of evidence. That's an important distinction, and I think people have a hard time with that.”
http://www.startribune.com/author-o...weve-never-seen-this-kind-of-thing/407111536/
Go Gophers!!
Also familiar has been the lack of understanding of the distinction between a criminal investigation — one that resulted in no charges being filed by the Hennepin County Attorney’s office — and the University investigation that led to the 10 players being suspended.
The evidence needed by the attorney's office is a higher bar than the evidence needed by the EOAA. In criminal court, it's "beyond a reasonable doubt." On campus, school officials must decide if it was "more likely than not" that an assault occurred.
“People conflate not having charges filed and not guilty. In this kind of case, most people are not comfortable with the grey of it. We will never know guilt or non-guilt through a court of law. That's hard for us. We want an outcome. But that there is a parallel process that looks similar but is very different that plays out on the campus,” Luther said. “The EOAA is trying to decide if (the person) is safe enough to be on their campus. That's much different than whether they will spend time in prison. That's not to say it doesn’t have an impact on lives, but it's fundamentally different. The EOAA is looking for a preponderance of evidence. That's an important distinction, and I think people have a hard time with that.”
http://www.startribune.com/author-o...weve-never-seen-this-kind-of-thing/407111536/
Go Gophers!!
