ND Security Police not doing its job
Miguel Vieyra
sophomore
Just in case you missed the small article tucked neatly back on page 9 of Thursday's Observer, I feel I should I mention it. I was disheartened to read of another sexual assault on the Notre Dame campus. It is truly horrifying to read of such acts occurring anywhere, especially our home.
I'm not going to speculate as to the "unexplained reason" this crime somehow fell through the cracks and went unreported by Campus Security for nearly three months. I can, however, conclude that this oversight is definitely not a good example of what DuLac boasts on page 44: "[The Notre Dame Security Police Department] is a service organization whose product is safety. We succeed by providing services in a manner that exceeds expectations."
Service, safety, succeed, expectations. Did we miss anything? Not reporting a sexual assault that occurred on Nov. 3 until Jan. 22 is certainly not providing "services" in the "compassionate manner" it promises in DuLac.
Nor is assuming that an assault by an acquaintance does not "[pose] a threat" to the Notre Dame community. I don't think I have to remind a security organization of "well trained individuals who work as a team" that between 70 and 80 percent of all rapes are perpetrated by an acquaintance.
If this was simply an honest mistake, Campus Security, then take responsibility for it. You owe an apology to the survivor and to the student body who have relied on you to "promote a safe and well ordered environment."
Miguel Vieyra
sophomore
Knott Hall
February 1, 2001
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