But other options include:
Mallard thinking a hug was akin to rape;
a complainant who didn t want to be targeted by Soper and tories so did not want to take their complaint further, and Mallard is taking a hit for summarising the complaint accurately but prematurely in public;
the initial confidential findings getting a massive backtrack when employment and more serious options started being pursued
Mallard completely misread and conflated the allegations into something that nobody had described;
maybe some other possibility that hasn t occurred to me
If I were offered a million dollars if I could pick the correct scenario, I wouldn t be picking that Mallard thought an innocent but unwelcome hug was a serious sexual assault akin to rape.
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CSE Hosts Discussion on European Perspectives of the U.S. Elections
On December 6, 2020, the Center for the Study of Europe (CSE), an affiliated center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, hosted a panel discussion titled “European Perspectives on the U.S. Elections.”
This virtual round table discussion with European Studies faculty at Boston University on the U.S. Elections was hosted by Daniela Caruso, Professor of Law, Jean Monnet Chair, and Director of the Center for the Study of Europe, and moderated by Graham Wilson, Professor of Political Science and Director of BU’s Initiative on Cities. The other speakers were Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations; Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science; Kaija Schilde, Associate Professor of International Relations; Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science; and Joseph Wipp