I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant - B.Aud
We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
The statement I bolded above is very concerning. There are many men who are falsely accused of domestic abuse, especially when divorce and child custody issues are in play. Getting a RO and an incident on file at the PD is a good way to gain the upper hand in a child custody hearing. Very slippery slope here.
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant - B.Aud
We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
I'm not denying whether Richard Strauss abused athletes or not (I'm guessing he did since Russ Hellickson addressed Strauss for being too touchy after being approached by his athletes). The issue I have in regards to the situation is the original "whistleblower" and how he deflected the situation from being on the doctor alone to trying to ruin the reputation of a pretty solid individual (Jim Jordan).
Last edited by Christopher Moen; 08-23-2018 at 07:49 PM.
Hail the BISON!!!
As far as the head coach is concerned with one of his employees, I believe this is how it should be handled. I'm not saying fire everyone right away, but they should be away from the team until a proper investigation can determine whether the claim is true or false. I'm very aware of how many false accusations are out there. It makes me sick to hear about it. But if I'm in the situation where an employee of mine comes to me and tells me they're being accused of DV, I'm following the proper channels to make sure the I's are dotted and T's are crossed. And that is all a head coach has to do. Report it. Answer any questions. Hand out any disciplinary actions that are needed, and move on. They don't need to investigate. They don't need to find facts or cover them. Just do your job as the university and NCAA asks you to do it. As most employers would tell you, everyone is replaceable.
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I am so sick of the Bison already. Win this, win that, blah, blah, blah. I'd really, really like to know how they do it. I swear they have to be the luckiest sob's on the planet. Just sick of this bs, just fed up.
So the fact that no charges were filed at any time against Smith means nothing to you? I get it, you probably had tour mind made up when the initial report came out and no one is going to change your mind which is fine, mine probably isn't going to change at this point either. A 6 week suspension for hiring Smith seems like an acceptable punishment for what they were able to prove against UM.
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So I was wrong before, you do believe in "guilty until proven innocent", or at least that's how you want these people treated. I don't believe a free society can function like that.
If credible accusations came forth that he was abusing athletes, sure, then I can understand that. But these accusations had nothing to do with his job. You are going down a very slippery slope.
So let me get this straight. As an employer in the private sector you feel its your responsibility to report domestic violence or take action against an employee when its brought to your attention? Or is this supposed requirement only valid when dealing with public or high profile individuals?
The other question is why would you feel the need to take action against an employee if they were only accused of DV?
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