One might have hoped that the media—and the broader public too—would have learned the lesson that it's unwise to prejudge a sexual assault dispute, automatically take the side of the victim, and demand the heads of the alleged perpetrators. By now, we possess numerous examples of initial impressions being wildly wrong, including high-profile cases such as Rolling Stone's retracted 2014 University of Virginia story and accusations against members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team in 2006.
Cornell University may present another such case.
