Secretary for Education, Betsy DeVos, has revised Obama-era directives on the handling of allegations of sexual misconduct on university campus. The new rules make it more difficult for victims to make their case, restrict coverage of sexual offenses to the campus only, and generally make things much easier for amoral/immoral dudes who like beer, like it a lot, and abuse women. This is obviously an attempt to ease Trump’s fears of an increased pressure on young men to behave respectfully and responsibly. After all, they ought to enjoy the same license as he and be able to get away with it as he has.

Academics and their lawyers and Ms DeVos and her backers can, and will argue about this until hell freezes over. My view is that if sexual misconduct is alleged, it should be reported immediately to the police so that experienced investigators may determine whether punitive action is warranted. Academics have no business trying to administer the law, nor should they attempt to protect young adults from the consequences of their evil behavior.

Of course, the law cannot provide complete protection from the abuses by the mentally and socially immature.So lewd or disrespectful comments, crude innuendos, vulgar gestures, etc., would not go to the police. But they should make the offenders pariahs in campus communities.