The biggest problem with Rep. Jared Polis’ sex assault comments

Published September 11, 2015 8:30pm ET



Colorado Congressman Jared Polis’ comments about expelling students merely accused of sexual assault weren’t just an affront to the American justice system, they were also incoherent.

At his Washington Post blog “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh summed up Polis’ view: “If there are 10 people who have been accused, and under a reasonable likelihood standard maybe one or two did it, it seems better to get rid of all 10 people.”

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