07-23-2011, 09:49 PM
Thanks for sharing.Â
A Stanford alum in trouble
07-24-2011, 07:27 PM
Mr. Wu has a number of problems which have been covered in the Oregon papers recently.  I would not be surprised to see him resign.
07-26-2011, 10:28 AM
And there he goes. Resignation tendered, effective after the budget debates end.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/...26015/1001
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/...26015/1001
And there he goes. Resignation tendered, effective after the budget debates end.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/...26015/1001
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/...26015/1001
07-26-2011, 11:53 AM
David Wu's resignation has perhaps allowed me to avoid a moral dilemma.Â
As a 1st year law student and summer RA in Wilbur, I was the person who broke up the attempted rape in 1976. I was the RA on duty when a student reported hearing noises of what sounded like a struggle coming from a room in a vacant wing of the dorm. I went to investigate. Hearing noises that sounded like a struggle inside the room, I knocked. I got no comprehensible answer in reply so I used my master key to open the door. Oddly, as I was opening the door it flashed through my mind that I perhaps I was blundering into an innocent sexual encounter, but as soon as I saw the scene inside the room it was obvious to me that a rape was in progress.
Although I had totally forgotten the incident in the intervening years, when I read the first article from the Portland Oregonian 8 years ago (which GG linked below), I had a very eerie feeling as I gradually realized the article was describing the by-then forgotten incident in which I was a participant. The Oregonian reporters were looking for confirmation of their information and additional information I could have provided. However, after talking it over with several people, including my wife who knew nothing of the incident, I decided not to contact the reporters or go public with what I knew. The reason I did that was because I did not want to insert myself into the campaign then in progress and, perhaps more importantly, I did not think Wu had lied about it. Although his admission then that he was guilty of "inexcusable behavior" was a generous description of the incident -- it was actually a criminal assault -- I would probably have felt differently about going public if he had completely denied the incident. His acknowledgment that he was guilty of inexcusable behavior satisfied me at the time.
This latest incident is troubling because his "inexcusable behavior" is now more than an isolated incident or one-time failure to control himself. It did not occur to me 8 years ago that I perhaps should speak up to try to ensure he could not use his position and authority to perpetrate another attack. Had he not announced his intention to resign, I would have had to consider what I should do. Hopefully, his resignation closes the book on his ability to abuse his public authority. I can only hope he continues to get professional help.
As a 1st year law student and summer RA in Wilbur, I was the person who broke up the attempted rape in 1976. I was the RA on duty when a student reported hearing noises of what sounded like a struggle coming from a room in a vacant wing of the dorm. I went to investigate. Hearing noises that sounded like a struggle inside the room, I knocked. I got no comprehensible answer in reply so I used my master key to open the door. Oddly, as I was opening the door it flashed through my mind that I perhaps I was blundering into an innocent sexual encounter, but as soon as I saw the scene inside the room it was obvious to me that a rape was in progress.
Although I had totally forgotten the incident in the intervening years, when I read the first article from the Portland Oregonian 8 years ago (which GG linked below), I had a very eerie feeling as I gradually realized the article was describing the by-then forgotten incident in which I was a participant. The Oregonian reporters were looking for confirmation of their information and additional information I could have provided. However, after talking it over with several people, including my wife who knew nothing of the incident, I decided not to contact the reporters or go public with what I knew. The reason I did that was because I did not want to insert myself into the campaign then in progress and, perhaps more importantly, I did not think Wu had lied about it. Although his admission then that he was guilty of "inexcusable behavior" was a generous description of the incident -- it was actually a criminal assault -- I would probably have felt differently about going public if he had completely denied the incident. His acknowledgment that he was guilty of inexcusable behavior satisfied me at the time.
This latest incident is troubling because his "inexcusable behavior" is now more than an isolated incident or one-time failure to control himself. It did not occur to me 8 years ago that I perhaps should speak up to try to ensure he could not use his position and authority to perpetrate another attack. Had he not announced his intention to resign, I would have had to consider what I should do. Hopefully, his resignation closes the book on his ability to abuse his public authority. I can only hope he continues to get professional help.
David Wu's resignation has perhaps allowed me to avoid a moral dilemma.Â
As a 1st year law student and summer RA in Wilbur, I was the person who broke up the attempted rape in 1976. I was the RA on duty when a student reported hearing noises of what sounded like a struggle coming from a room in a vacant wing of the dorm. I went to investigate. Hearing noises that sounded like a struggle inside the room, I knocked. I got no comprehensible answer in reply so I used my master key to open the door. Oddly, as I was opening the door it flashed through my mind that I perhaps I was blundering into an innocent sexual encounter, but as soon as I saw the scene inside the room it was obvious to me that a rape was in progress.
Although I had totally forgotten the incident in the intervening years, when I read the first article from the Portland Oregonian 8 years ago (which GG linked below), I had a very eerie feeling as I gradually realized the article was describing the by-then forgotten incident in which I was a participant. The Oregonian reporters were looking for confirmation of their information and additional information I could have provided. However, after talking it over with several people, including my wife who knew nothing of the incident, I decided not to contact the reporters or go public with what I knew. The reason I did that was because I did not want to insert myself into the campaign then in progress and, perhaps more importantly, I did not think Wu had lied about it. Although his admission then that he was guilty of "inexcusable behavior" was a generous description of the incident -- it was actually a criminal assault -- I would probably have felt differently about going public if he had completely denied the incident. His acknowledgment that he was guilty of inexcusable behavior satisfied me at the time.
This latest incident is troubling because his "inexcusable behavior" is now more than an isolated incident or one-time failure to control himself. It did not occur to me 8 years ago that I perhaps should speak up to try to ensure he could not use his position and authority to perpetrate another attack. Had he not announced his intention to resign, I would have had to consider what I should do. Hopefully, his resignation closes the book on his ability to abuse his public authority. I can only hope he continues to get professional help.
As a 1st year law student and summer RA in Wilbur, I was the person who broke up the attempted rape in 1976. I was the RA on duty when a student reported hearing noises of what sounded like a struggle coming from a room in a vacant wing of the dorm. I went to investigate. Hearing noises that sounded like a struggle inside the room, I knocked. I got no comprehensible answer in reply so I used my master key to open the door. Oddly, as I was opening the door it flashed through my mind that I perhaps I was blundering into an innocent sexual encounter, but as soon as I saw the scene inside the room it was obvious to me that a rape was in progress.
Although I had totally forgotten the incident in the intervening years, when I read the first article from the Portland Oregonian 8 years ago (which GG linked below), I had a very eerie feeling as I gradually realized the article was describing the by-then forgotten incident in which I was a participant. The Oregonian reporters were looking for confirmation of their information and additional information I could have provided. However, after talking it over with several people, including my wife who knew nothing of the incident, I decided not to contact the reporters or go public with what I knew. The reason I did that was because I did not want to insert myself into the campaign then in progress and, perhaps more importantly, I did not think Wu had lied about it. Although his admission then that he was guilty of "inexcusable behavior" was a generous description of the incident -- it was actually a criminal assault -- I would probably have felt differently about going public if he had completely denied the incident. His acknowledgment that he was guilty of inexcusable behavior satisfied me at the time.
This latest incident is troubling because his "inexcusable behavior" is now more than an isolated incident or one-time failure to control himself. It did not occur to me 8 years ago that I perhaps should speak up to try to ensure he could not use his position and authority to perpetrate another attack. Had he not announced his intention to resign, I would have had to consider what I should do. Hopefully, his resignation closes the book on his ability to abuse his public authority. I can only hope he continues to get professional help.
07-27-2011, 04:15 PM
Doug -- I'm glad for you that this situation seems to be coming to a resolution. It sounds like you did the right thing. As you said, had Wu denied the incident -- or had this been a criminal trial -- perhaps you would have felt a stronger moral obligation to come forward, but I think it would be hard for anyone to be critical of the choice you made.
Please clear the field! The game is not over!
Doug -- I'm glad for you that this situation seems to be coming to a resolution. It sounds like you did the right thing. As you said, had Wu denied the incident -- or had this been a criminal trial -- perhaps you would have felt a stronger moral obligation to come forward, but I think it would be hard for anyone to be critical of the choice you made.
Please clear the field! The game is not over!
07-28-2011, 12:32 PM
From the number of votes on doug's post, a lot of people agree with how the situation was handled. I concur.
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