Male Student Accused of Sexual Harassment For Rejecting Gay Advances Commits Suicide After Title IX Verdict

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

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Robby Soave|Apr. 12, 2017 9:15 am

http://reason.com/blog/2017/04/12/lawsuit-male-student-accused-of-sexual-h

[excerpt]

"You should consider killing yourself."

That's what Thomas Klocke, a straight male student at the University of Texas at Arlington, allegedly told a gay male classmate after finding out about his sexuality during class on May 19, 2016. The classmate filed a Title IX complaint with the university.

The problem? Klocke denied ever having made such a comment. In his version of the story, the classmate came on to him during class, calling him beautiful. Klocke felt uncomfortable, told the classmate he was straight, and moved to a different seat after the classmate wouldn't stop looking at him.

The classmate might have been worried Klocke would accuse him of sexual harassment, Klocke later guessed, because he immediately filed his own sexual harassment complaint against Klocke. The accuser told university officials that Klocke had called him a "faggot" and threatened to kill him.

Klocke maintained that he did no such thing, but the university sided with the accuser.

Days after discovering that a finding of responsibility could prevent him from getting in to grad school, Klocke committed suicide.

[DB]

Horrible story. Leftism poisons the soul.

[Cripplecreek]

As my niece called them in college.

LUGs Lesbian Until Graduation.

They found academic advantage in being a victim class.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Decades ago I took a young lady to a restaurant.

I went to the washroom where an elderly guy followed me in, smiled, offered a good time, and grabbed my crotch.

Since there weren't any cameras in the washroom, I just pushed him away.

He got to keep his nose unbroken and his teeth in his head not because he deserved to keep them, but because I didn't deserve a Felony Assault conviction for what he Did deserve.

[Smokin Joe]

Horrible story. Leftism poisons the soul.

Here is what I don't get.
Why kill yourself?
Someone has done you wrong.
If anyone needs killing, you don't.

[DB]

Here is what I don't get.
Why kill yourself?
Someone has done you wrong.
If anyone needs killing, you don't.

No hope I suppose. When there's no hope nothing else much matters. I do think I'd go after the source of my problem with a singular focus before doing myself in though.

[mirraflake]

Here is what I don't get.
Why kill yourself?
Someone has done you wrong.
If anyone needs killing, you don't.

I never trust these articles..the left and right both lie today or exaggerate or leave pertinent info out. The stuff I see on facebook from both conservatives and liberals makes me cringe.
Maybe Thoms Kloecke was not as pure as white wind driven snow as the article portrays

@Smokin Joe

[Hoodat]

Here is what I don't get.
Why kill yourself?
Someone has done you wrong.
If anyone needs killing, you don't.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

[DB]

I never trust these articles..the left and right both lie today or exaggerate or leave pertinent info out. The stuff I see on facebook from both conservatives and liberals makes me cringe.
Maybe Thoms Kloecke was not as pure as white wind driven snow as the article portrays

@Smokin Joe

There are two powerful forces at play today that most of us didn't have to deal with when growing up. One is, many young people have not faced much adversity and when it comes they can't handle it. It's is the era of everyone gets a trophy. The other is social media. Now public shamings are common where a huge number of people pile on with every intent on destroying their target. It doesn't matter if you are actually guilty of the charge or not.

[skeeter]

There are two powerful forces at play today that most of us didn't have to deal with when growing up. One is, many young people have not faced much adversity and when it comes they can't handle it. It's is the era of everyone gets a trophy. The other is social media. Now public shamings are common where a huge number of people pile on with every intent on destroying their target. It doesn't matter if you are actually guilty of the charge or not.

Which is sublimely ironic given the current gay-driven campaign against 'bullying'.

[Smokin Joe]

There are two powerful forces at play today that most of us didn't have to deal with when growing up. One is, many young people have not faced much adversity and when it comes they can't handle it. It's is the era of everyone gets a trophy. The other is social media. Now public shamings are common where a huge number of people pile on with every intent on destroying their target. It doesn't matter if you are actually guilty of the charge or not.

@DB Good Points.

[Cripplecreek]

There are two powerful forces at play today that most of us didn't have to deal with when growing up. One is, many young people have not faced much adversity and when it comes they can't handle it. It's is the era of everyone gets a trophy. The other is social media. Now public shamings are common where a huge number of people pile on with every intent on destroying their target. It doesn't matter if you are actually guilty of the charge or not.

The anti bullying campaign in the schools is a lie. In reality its about finding a different set of targets. Teachers and administrators will happily join in if the target is politically acceptable. The kid who wears the NRA shirt, or the girl who reads a bible during lunch can be mercilessly bullied because they're approved targets. Its targeting with no hope of being allowed to fight back and it creates a dangerous situation that stunts emotional growth and maturity.

There was plenty of bullying when I was in school through the 70s and into the 80s but. I was a scrawny shy kid so I was a natural target and I was miserable for a long time till I learned to cope as part of growing up. I learned what bullying could be ignored, what bullying could be laughed off and what bullying required a more direct physical confrontation. Within a year or so of leaving school we had all grown up enough where many of my former bullies became lifelong friends.

[Smokin Joe]

Which is sublimely ironic given the current gay-driven campaign against 'bullying'.

But that only applies to gays, not regular kids.

[Smokin Joe]

The anti bullying campaign in the schools is a lie. In reality its about finding a different set of targets. Teachers and administrators will happily join in if the target is politically acceptable. The kid who wears the NRA shirt, or the girl who reads a bible during lunch can be mercilessly bullied because they're approved targets. Its targeting with no hope of being allowed to fight back and it creates a dangerous situation that stunts emotional growth and maturity.

There was plenty of bullying when I was in school through the 70s and into the 80s but. I was a scrawny shy kid so I was a natural target and I was miserable for a long time till I learned to cope as part of growing up. I learned what bullying could be ignored, what bullying could be laughed off and what bullying required a more direct physical confrontation. Within a year or so of leaving school we had all grown up enough where many of my former bullies became lifelong friends.

Yep. Even if you knew you  were going to lose, you could square off with the worst jerk and at least retain some self-respect.

[Cripplecreek]

Yep. Even if you knew you  were going to lose, you could square off with the worst jerk and at least retain some self-respect.

More often than not the bully was looking for easy prey and once he figured out that you weren't it they backed off or became a lot friendlier. Boys were like little Klingons full of braggadocio and displays of courage and toughness. Its all about learning to earn and give respect.

And today.....well.

[bigheadfred]

7 schools in 7 different towns in 12 grades. Not so much of anythings but being the FNG. Give 'em fair warning. Then get the one that takes his eyes off ya. There is always one. Go off like you're on bath salts. Leave bite marks. They tend to steer clear afterwards.

[Smokin Joe]

7 schools in 7 different towns in 12 grades. Not so much of anythings but being the FNG. Give 'em fair warning. Then get the one that takes his eyes off ya. There is always one. Go off like you're on bath salts. Leave bite marks. They tend to steer clear afterwards.

  7 schools, 2 parochial/private, the rest public, never moved but the districts were integrated and regerrymandered over 100K logged riding school buses from 1-12. (Never did Kindergarten) Yeah, "First day of school" is a cliche around here.

Be either too 'bad' or too crazy to eff with. Been there, done that, from day one.

[Suppressed]

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Pretty efficient then. Besides, many problems aren't temporary.