tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post2429649678117973954..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Limited AccountabilitySteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-84835080200370119372011-11-15T21:10:45.936-05:002011-11-15T21:10:45.936-05:00One of the biggest constraints that binds us, but ...One of the biggest constraints that binds us, but would not bind (say) a government in a similar situation, is labo(u)r law. If someone's going to be fired, that has to be kept hermetically sealed off from this kind of broad-ranging extra-procedural investigation. But that means the investigation can't cast blame on named persons in ways that could serve as part of their eventual firing. A necessary but huge limitation, and it means that there will have to be other procedures for holding named individuals accountable.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-72320553710156375452011-11-15T19:43:34.570-05:002011-11-15T19:43:34.570-05:00Thanks for your insights. I was not really blamin...Thanks for your insights. I was not really blaming the Dean (I didn't call him a weenie). Just pointed out his constraints, more or less. Again, I wish that the Principal had put together a panel of reps from different parts of the university. Going outside has its own challenges, but that might have been ok, too.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-13380181303969363872011-11-15T19:40:13.979-05:002011-11-15T19:40:13.979-05:00I think you're being a bit too harsh on Dean J...I think you're being a bit too harsh on Dean Jutras. He has to be clear in setting proper expectations, otherwise he'll be accused of not doing a sufficient enough of a job. <br /><br />He actually is legally constrained from compelling any evidence and he has not been given the resources or the support from the main administration to carry out a procedurally fair investigation. Rather, this was HMB's attempt at quelling the crowds by passing the buck to the Dean. And frankly, it's clear to us at the Faculty of Law that he was unwillingly conscripted to carry out this investigation. <br /><br />All this to say that the administration should have hired an independent investigator from outside the University to investigate to matter in order to maintain the appearance of impartiality (I have no doubt that Daniel Jutras is capable of being impartial and he's quite an excellent jurist).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com