Jacob Geller - a case of heavy handed cynicism
Ten years ago Jacob on his own agreed to be declared a sexual assault perpetrator after the victim came to an agreement with him. Now we are seeing another case of none-committal public outrage, which raises a few social and morale questions:
Who are we to decide for the victim how much help they need? If the victim came to terms with Jacob it means they feel satisfied with what they got in the agreement. By saying they need something else or more, you are taking away the victims agency.
Do you know what happened? Nothing about the case has been made public and what is know was announced by Jacob himself. Neither the university nor the victim or their representatives published anything about the incident, therefore most of the things Jacob is blamed for are speculative.
Where have you been the last ten years? The case happened in 2016 but all the rage and anger is being expressed only now, by that point the community should have been well aware of wide spread sexual crimes and taken preventive measures. Picking up pitchforks and torches ten years later seems very performative
Why do you think vengeance is justified? If the victim came to an agreement with Jacob and did not protest the punitive decision made by the university it means the victim was happy with it, in some sense. Demanding any more punishment without proof is not justice it's lynching.
Is there any point to the hate? What's done is done, the victim is not pursuing anything more than what they got so from what we know the accident is over and has been resolved to satisfaction of the involved parties, by stoking the hatred you are allowing politics to take over facts. Which sounds like a cult or even the beginnings of totalitarianism.
What's up with career and success hatred? All the talk about Jacob's undeserved success after 2016 and that he should be punished for it feels like extra-judicial action. Not sanctioned by any court decision this type of punished, if normalised, will open doors to malicious abuse of unprecedented proportions and violent consequences.
Finally I need to reiterate the most painful and obvious part of this story. Was there an actual victim? For all we know Jacob and the other person had a personal conflict that went out of control, but in fact nobody was hurt. Until victim comes out with their side of the story you are only speculating.