McCARTHY LIST @Uof Washington. Website Accuses Males Who Have Not Been Convicted
A website created by University of Washington students allows users to anonymously post the names of men who have allegedly committed sexual assault. The allegations cover a wide range of acts. Some people are simply named with an allegation, other posts include where the accused works or their campus affiliations. Many of the posts say the accusation was not reported. The website isn’t even limited to accusing UW students, either. The website allows anonymous accusations against named people, with no meaningful verification and without any requirement or avenue to report the incident to someone who could actually do something about it. It appears that the list of sexual assault perpetrators has grown substantially on the site in recent weeks in the wake of the rape claims made against U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, one student named on “Make them scared UW” told The College Fix that the allegation is false, that the University of Washington has dismissed the allegations against him as completely uncorroborated and cleared him of any wrongdoing. Thus far, every person named on the list is male. As one might conclude, anonymously accusing someone of a crime without any evidence to back it up could result in a defamation lawsuit…Students at Columbia University did something similar by posting the names of accused students on bathroom walls. One of the named students was Paul Nungesser, who was cleared of charges that he raped fellow student Emma Sulkowicz (better known as “Mattress Girl”). Nungesser sued Columbia and received an out-of-court settlement.
dailywire By Ashe Schow thecollegefix By Daniel Payne
