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Stanford sexual assault case sparks calls for tougher punishment
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Jun 10, 2014
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Stanford sexual assault case sparks calls for tougher punishment
Last week, hundreds of students at Stanford University took part in a protest rally in support of a rape victim whose attacker is being allowed to graduate this month. When students are found guilty of sexual assault, how should they be punished?
Two students walk in front of Stanford Memorial Church on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif.
Two students walk in front of Stanford Memorial Church on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif.
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Last week, hundreds of students at Stanford University took part in a protest rally in support of a rape victim whose attacker is being allowed to graduate this month. When students are found guilty of sexual assault, how should they be punished?

When students are found guilty of sexual assault, how should they be punished? Should they be kicked out? Or is suspension enough?

Campuses are caught in a tough place — trying to take alleged victims seriously while making sure the rights of the accused are protected. 

Last week, hundreds of students at Stanford University took part in a protest rally in support of a rape victim whose attacker is being allowed to graduate this month.

Emily Bazelon, a senior editor at Slate and the Truman Capote Fellow at Yale Law School, joins Take Two to talk about the Stanford case and whether universities are letting students off too easy for sexual assault.