Word: arresting
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...understand that the arrest and arraignment (and oh-so-scandalous police-blotter-cover-up) are matters of public record, and that so long as you liberally sprinkle around the word "allegedly," you're not breaking any laws...
About 30 concerned students gathered last night in an emergency ad hoc committee to discuss rape prevention on campus in the wake of the arrest of Joshua M. Elster `00 Saturday on the charges of rape and assault of a Harvard student...
This week's rape and assault allegations against Kirkland House sophomore Joshua M. Elster have shocked the Harvard community. Whether or not the allegations prove true, Elster's arrest has served as a catalyst for overdue discussions about the prevalence of rape and date rape on campus and it has exposed the University's ability--whether intentional or not--to suppress sensitive, yet public information. Perhaps this unfortunate incident will force the administration to finally realize its responsibility to its students...
...report of the incident and Elster's arrest did not appear in the HUPD blotter and the relevant incident numbers were skipped. HUPD claims the reports were misrecorded in the blotter, a record that is public for the sake of student safety. For breaking the law--and its trust with the student body--the HUPD should be investigated by state authorities...
Many Harvard students are undoubtedly affected in some way by the news of last week's alleged rape and the arrest of another student on the charges. We encourage all concerned students to talk about whatever they are feeling, rather than bear it in silence...