Baylor fires Briles

coit said:
Tryna get paid.
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coit said:
So why are football coaches meeting with complainants and their families? Shouldn't the police be doing this? Any why aren't the complainants going directly to the police?

This all seems very strange to me.
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They did. That is why there is a former Baylor player in prison right now for rape. The external investigation stemmed from things brought to light during the criminal trial and have uncovered a shit storm of ööööed up behavior by not just the athletic department, but the entire school.

But yes, some poor girl that was assaulted by a guy now in prison for serial sexual assault was hoping for a couple of bucks. That makes much more sense.
 
coit said:
So why are football coaches meeting with complainants and their families? Shouldn't the police be doing this? Any why aren't the complainants going directly to the police?

This all seems very strange to me.
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From what I've read, the Waco Police have a part in this thing, too.
 
Here are the really pertinent parts for what got the football team in trouble. Whole piece is copied from an SB Nation summary of the report:

Baylor failed to take appropriate action to respond to reports of sexual assault and dating violence reportedly committed by football players. The choices made by football staff and athletics leadership, in some instances, posed a risk to campus safety and the integrity of the University. In certain instances, including reports of a sexual assault by multiple football players, athletics and football personnel affirmatively chose not to report sexual violence and dating violence to an appropriate administrator outside of athletics. In those instances, football coaches or staff met directly with a complainant and/or a parent of a complainant and did not report the misconduct. As a result, no action was taken to support complainants, fairly and impartially evaluate the conduct under Title IX, address identified cultural concerns within the football program, or protect campus safety once aware of a potential pattern of sexual violence by multiple football players.

In addition, some football coaches and staff took improper steps in response to disclosures of sexual assault or dating violence that precluded the University from fulfilling its legal obligations. Football staff conducted their own untrained internal inquiries, outside of policy, which improperly discredited complainants and denied them the right to a fair, impartial and informed investigation, interim measures or processes promised under University policy. In some cases, internal steps gave the illusion of responsiveness to complainants but failed to provide a meaningful institutional response under Title IX. Further, because reports were not shared outside of athletics, the University missed critical opportunities to impose appropriate disciplinary action that would have removed offenders from campus and possibly precluded future acts of sexual violence against Baylor students. In some instances, the football program dismissed players for unspecified team violations and assisted them in transferring to other schools. As a result, some football coaches and staff abdicated responsibilities under Title IX and Clery; to student welfare; to the health and safety of complainants; and to Baylor’s institutional values.

In addition to the failures related to sexual assault and dating violence, individuals within the football program actively sought to maintain internal control over discipline for other forms of misconduct. Athletics personnel failed to recognize the conflict of interest in roles and risk to campus safety by insulating athletes from student conduct processes. Football coaches and staff took affirmative steps to maintain internal control over discipline of players and to actively divert cases from the student conduct or criminal processes. In some cases, football coaches and staff had inappropriate involvement in disciplinary and criminal matters or engaged in improper conduct that reinforced an overall perception that football was above the rules, and that there was no culture of accountability for misconduct.
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Well at least they got those students out of the kangaroo courts known as University Title IX investigations, amirite!

I just will never understand the thought process of not reporting alleged violent crimes to the police. Never.
 
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