Reading the comics this morning, in particular Non Sequitur by Wiley in the comic the girl is complaining the men always think girls (women) need rescuing.
It really contrasts well with the uproar at Ohio State where one of the assistant football coaches was allegedly abusing his wife. The media is up in arms because Urban Meyer said he nothing about the abuse.
Seems like another case of people wanting things both ways. Women are strong and independent except they need rescuing by a football coach.
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I haven't been tracking this story, but what I've seen is not so much that a woman needed rescuing by a football coach but the question of whether he knew about an ongoing crime by one of his staff and didn't report it.
ReplyDeleteAnd doesn't everybody suffering violent abuse need rescuing/support/resources? Whatever their sex?
The crime or alleged crime was reported but she refused to press charges. While domestic violence is reprehensible there is very little to do until the woman lets the police do their job.
DeleteAh, yes, I see. I just haven't seen much on this story. According to this article it's not about him intervening to "rescue" her but about his failure to report it. That failure to report violates the university's policy. The issue seems to be whether or not he knew and didn't report it as is required by his contract: "Both Meyer and his wife could be in violation of Ohio State’s Title IX sexual misconduct policy on reporting allegations of domestic violence against university employees.
DeleteViolation of university’s policy could result in Meyer being fired with cause by the university, according to provisions placed in his contract when it was extended by two years in April." https://apnews.com/5ef568ff9a614e78af8914bab61237e3