Poor reporting

This past week it was revealed that an extensive article in “Rolling Stone Magazine” regarding a gang rape at the University of Virginia was not true. A young writer went looking for a rape victim in order to emphasize this serious campus problem and allowed her desire to make a point to cause her to lose her objectivity. Now those defending her are saying she may have been wrong on this case but that does not diminish the overall problem. In fact, whenever you have a false accusation it adversely affects the issue. This is mindful of the case some years ago regarding Tawana Brawley. This was a young woman who made false claims of rape and Reverend Al Sharpton came into prominence standing on the court house steps defending her and when he discovered she made up the whole thing he said she may have lied may this happened to many others who did not lie. Reputations were made and lost on this affair and there is no going back after this happens.