Too add on here, the pricipals defense for doing nothing about what the girl and her friends reported worked out to “ive been doing this for a long time, and kids lie a lot.”
Thats it. As usual, a victim of sexual harrasement gets told that since they dont have irrefutable proof, the “system” wont do anything. They didnt even act to seperate the two students from riding the same bus for 1 day.
What’s so mind-bogglingly stupid about this is the adults pretending that the only form of evidence is the images themselves. Testimony IS evidence. In fact, it’s often the primary form of evidence, as no other form of evidence can be admitted in court without someone to testify to its veracity. You don’t just present security camera footage, you present the footage and have someone testify that they set the camera up and can swear to the authenticity of its images. Same with DNA evidence. A scientist gets on the stand and says under oath that they performed a DNA analysis and reached certain conclusions. Ultimately every form of evidence has to have some personal testimony behind it, as you fundamentally have a right to face your accuser.
Too add on here, the pricipals defense for doing nothing about what the girl and her friends reported worked out to “ive been doing this for a long time, and kids lie a lot.”
Thats it. As usual, a victim of sexual harrasement gets told that since they dont have irrefutable proof, the “system” wont do anything. They didnt even act to seperate the two students from riding the same bus for 1 day.
Its no wonder the girl took action.
What’s so mind-bogglingly stupid about this is the adults pretending that the only form of evidence is the images themselves. Testimony IS evidence. In fact, it’s often the primary form of evidence, as no other form of evidence can be admitted in court without someone to testify to its veracity. You don’t just present security camera footage, you present the footage and have someone testify that they set the camera up and can swear to the authenticity of its images. Same with DNA evidence. A scientist gets on the stand and says under oath that they performed a DNA analysis and reached certain conclusions. Ultimately every form of evidence has to have some personal testimony behind it, as you fundamentally have a right to face your accuser.