Whether the evidence was clear or not, the town believed that the football players were innocent. Both Beau Donaldson and Jordan Johnson played for the University of Montana’s (UM) football team. After Jordan Johnson was proven innocent of his rape against Cecilia Washburn, fans posted on online discussion boards. One fan stated, “Missoula loves you Jordy!!!! We have been behind you the entire time!” (pg. 300) The same support was nowhere to be found for Washburn. After Alison Huguet was raped, lies were spread that she and Donaldson had engaged in sexual intercourse multiple times and that she was lying about being raped. These support for the rapists and lack of support for the victims made the city of Missoula a hostile environment. Neither women wanted to go out and face the wrath of the fans of UM football. This occurs on college campuses across the country, costing women a college education as they are forced to drop out of school to stop the harassment. However, it is not only the fans that stand up for the
Whether the evidence was clear or not, the town believed that the football players were innocent. Both Beau Donaldson and Jordan Johnson played for the University of Montana’s (UM) football team. After Jordan Johnson was proven innocent of his rape against Cecilia Washburn, fans posted on online discussion boards. One fan stated, “Missoula loves you Jordy!!!! We have been behind you the entire time!” (pg. 300) The same support was nowhere to be found for Washburn. After Alison Huguet was raped, lies were spread that she and Donaldson had engaged in sexual intercourse multiple times and that she was lying about being raped. These support for the rapists and lack of support for the victims made the city of Missoula a hostile environment. Neither women wanted to go out and face the wrath of the fans of UM football. This occurs on college campuses across the country, costing women a college education as they are forced to drop out of school to stop the harassment. However, it is not only the fans that stand up for the