one of my friends was emotionally hurt real bad by somebody on campus. one night, he even went into her room, refused to leave when told, and marked her up with marker while calling her "stupid" and ********," and saying he was going to try to hurt her as much as he could. my friend is emotionally scarred from the experience. she nearly breaks down at the mere sight of this guy. over the summer, she made the excruciating decision to finally stick up for herself and pressed harassment charges against him.
the decision? nothing. he keeps his student government position, his full scholarship.. everything. he's not even put on probation; they did jack **** to punish him, even though he was found guilty. really? this is our zero-tolerance for harassment we bragged about for a full week during freshman orientation? no probation, full scholarship, a leadership position, nothing on his record. NOTHING HAPPENED TO HIM! my friend went through hell for over half a year now because of this guy and the school is doing nothing. it makes me sick to my stomach seeing this guy laugh and be a part of our student body, knowing what he is capable of --all of the hurt he would be willing to cause somebody he claims to be a friend. my friend says now (about harassment, ****, etc. victims), "no wonder nobody ever asks for help... they don't even get it."
a reflection of my feelings:
"Did you lose faith? Yes, I lost faith in the powers that be" - Streetlight Manifesto