At this point, no one can say anything for certain about the “Cornell Seven” case except that bad things happened, and no one will receive justice. The first of these is painfully obvious. Even if everything was consensual and legal, the young woman (Jane Doe) put herself in an extremely foolish and dangerous position, while the boys (certainly not men, by any stretch of the imagination) behaved monstrously, participating in or facilitating her sexual exploitation. The second should be just as obvious, although nearly all observers will pretend otherwise. Like everything else in our politically obsessed society, this case of sexual exploitation has morphed into a case of political exploitation, with the usual suspects lining up on both sides of the issue, using it to score ideological points and make partisan gains. In the end, the events of October 19, 2024, will capture the public’s attention for a moment, and then, just as quickly, they will be forgotten. Politics, as it has become its wont, will ensure that justice is denied and substantive societal reflection is never even contemplated.
Let me be clear about this from the start, lest anyone doubt it later. Everyone involved in the events at Chi Phi fraternity is responsible for his or her own actions, which places a considerably greater onus on the fraternity brothers. It is unpopular to say such things these days, but men and boys have a moral responsibility to protect women and girls. At the very least, they have a responsibility not to enable their harm. The moral failures of that evening were multiple and spread among all parties, but the boys especially should have done better—much, much better.
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