What Could Go Wrong When Schools Allow Students To Anonymously Accuse Each Other Of Sexual Crimes? Everything.

Allowing teenagers and young adults the ability to anonymously accuse each other of various grievances sounds like a bad idea from the start, yet many colleges and universities have adopted the process for allegations as serious as sexual assault.

Brown University is the latest to institute the policy, providing an online form where students can accuse others of heinous crimes without having to provide evidence or even their own name. Students who use the anonymous form don’t have to participate in any investigation that takes place, meaning those accused won’t have an opportunity to question the evidence against them – they may not even know who is accusing them.