[23049] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] On Expulsion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Dean)
Tue Oct 29 21:30:25 2002
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:29:45 -0600
Reply-To: Robert Dean <rdean71@CS.COM>
From: Robert Dean <rdean71@CS.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I generally avoid commenting on proposed legislation, but the assertion
that the proposal would somehow fix the current issue at hand is
misleading and dangerous.
While it would certainly render this debate moot, the proposal would
have some serious consequences if enacted:
1) The Fraternity would no longer be able to choose the offenses for
which expulsion is appropriate. This would be a bad thing because
not all serious offenses fall under the category of "felony".
a) Misdemeanors don't count.
b) Serious breaches of University/College rules/policies don't
count, unless a state legislature of Congress chose to make it
a felony.
c) Material breaches of trust and Brotherhood don't count, unless
a state legislature or Congress chose to make it a felony.
2) The Fraternity would be forced to discipline members according
to the timetable of the courts. It would lose the ability to act
in a timely and decisive fashion.
At the worst, these things would lead to greater, not lessened,
liability for the Fraternity because failure to act on a serious offense
can be as damning as anything. The Risk Management Policy exists for
just this type of scenario.
We can always reinstate someone who's been wrongly expelled (the section
on expulsion provides for it). We can't unvictimize someone who got
hurt through our lack of action.
LFS,
Robert
Richard.Vehlow@OGS.STATE.NY.US wrote:
>
> On expulsion- please refer to my proposed bylaw amendment to make
> expulsion a valid alternative only for someone convicted of a crime.
> Passing this amendment would make the debatew moot, unless said brother
> was proven guilty in a court of law.
>
> -Rich Vehlow
> Section 88 fellowship coordinator
>
