VA Senate Minority Leader Rips UVA "Crap" on Campus Sexual Assault

[lowkell]

http://bluevirginia.us/diary/12548/video-senate-minority-leader-saslaw-rips-uvas-crap-on-sexual-assault

A few more points by Virginia Senate Minority Leader Dick Saslaw (D) regarding the Rolling Stone article on a vicious gang rape at UVA, and more broadly on the culture of UVA in general:

*"The reason these kids don't come forward is they know the university's total dedication is to sweeping everything under the rug"
*"Had that same kid been off campus and not a student at UVA, he'd be pulling 40 years in prison in Virginia, not walking across the stage with a diploma..."
*"What parent in their right mind would send a daughter to UVA when she's got...a 20 percent chance, a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted?"
*"And they've essentially told every male, particularly those on fraternity row, it always has been and still is open season on females"

[meow2u3]

1. K & R for righteous indignation

Righteous rant if you ask me. No more enabling felons!

WTG, Mr. Saslaw!!!

[freshwest]

2. VIDEO:

Thank you, lowkell, and proud of the man up there making the bill. Will cross post with links back to this thread.

This is some of the best news out of VA for a while. He is the Minority leader, he should be the Majority leader. Let's see how the GOP Majority tries to reason their way out of voting for this, or if they will do the right thing out of shame.

The GOP has been resisting following what Obama has called for, a notice to parents of the number of assaults at the schools as they need to know what kind of place their kids will be going.

They claim it is a femininazi (Rush's term) or Communist (TeaParty term) plot.

Let's call them out for supporting the behavior of these felons and their 'rule of law' they use to beat people on the heads with... literally.

[niyad]

3. k and r

[appalachiablue]

4. Right on, no more open season for felons.