Rape insensitivities may
cause deputy “retraining”
Lane County Sheriffs Department deputies
may undergo "re-training" to deal with rape
victims as a result of a complaint filed recently by
the director of the Eugene Rape Crisis Network,
according to Chief Deputy Donna Lovewell
Network Director Gail Wiemann cited six rape
cases since June in which deputies allegedly
treated victims as if they were lying and as if the
rapes "were their fault "
When Wiemann brought her concerns to the
department more than a week ago, Lt Louis
Hince investigated the matter, and the retraining
idea evolved
Under the plan, Wiemann would "retrain1 the
deputies, teaching them how to deal sensitively
with rape victims, she says
Both Wiemann and Lovewell are pleased with
the solution
"That's great," Wiemann says. "I can't think
of anything better coming out of this Maybe we
can help them understand more about what a
victim of rape needs "
Lovewell, also reacting positively to the idea.
r
noted that much of the problem was due to
shorthandedness
"With sensitivity, the time element has a big
impact," Lovewell said. "If you have (only) three
deputies, they can't spend more time on cases
than 14 deputies. "
Wiemann acknowledged that shorthanded
ness was "probably a factor.”
However, she says, "I don't think pressure on
the job is an excuse to treat someone with disre
spect ”
"I'm not saying they're all bad guys,"
Wiemann says. "But those women shouldn’t be
treated as if they’re causing trouble and telling
lies ”
Lovewell says a difference in "purpose"
caused part of the conflict between the network
and the department
"When we are investigating a case, we need
cooperation from the victims. Our role is to see —
if a crime has been committed — that the criminal
is apprehended Rape Crisis is there to counsel
the victims."
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Encounters of the weird kind
Fire of unknown origin summons
campus security to soccer field
By Ann Portal
Of the Emerald
Two campus security of
ficers had a close encounter of
the weird kind a couple of
weeks ago when they were
sent to investigate a complaint
about a "demonic ceremony"
at a University soccer field
A report of the event, com
pleted Tuesday, indicates that
at about 9 p m on May 3, the
Campus Security Office was
called because of people
dancing around a fire in the
Gerlinger soccer field near
15th Avenue and University
Street
Arriving at the scene, secur
ity officer Al Young said he
saw about 20 people seated in
a circle around a 5-foot tall
wood pole that was about 6
inches in diameter Candles
burned in dishes and were
mounted on wood blocks
around the circle, while inside
the circle charcoal burned in a
Hibachi A knife with a 10-inch
blade rested on top of the
Hibachi, with the blade thrust
into the charcoal
Security officer Denise
Briggs had already tried to ap
proach the group's leader,
Stephanie Fox, a University
graduate student majoring in
journalism, but was met with
"hostility," according to the
police report
As the two officers ap
proached the circle together,
Fox began dancing around the
pole while the others began
"chanting unintelligibly " Fox
told the officers, "Don't come
in — this is sacred ground ”
Meanwhile, a man in the
group picked up the knife,
grasped the handle with both
hands, and started walking
toward Young with the
"smoking” knife blade pointed
at him Young told him to put it
down and he did The "unk
nown" man then returned and
symbolically opened the circle
by making a cutting motion
with his hands folded together
Fox stepped out of the circle
and accompanied the officers
away from it, where she repor
tedly told them the ceremony
was part of a SEARCH course
called "Pagan and Witchcraft
Theory and Practical Applica
tion."
Fox said she and other
members of the circle were
members of The Oregon
Pagan Association, which is
sponsoring the SEARCH
class The group had permis
sion to use the field, she said
According to files in the of
fice of EMU Director Adell
McMillan, the Oregon Pagan
Association became a regis
tered student group in Fe
bruary A registration form
filed by Fox, president of the
association, says the group's
purpose is “To provide social
and intellectual forums for
pagan students and others in
terested in Western mystical
tradition ”
At the ceremony, Young in
formed the group they could
not have a fire or a long-blad
ed knife on school property
and asked them to leave, after
notifying them of the proper
channels for use of open
spaces on campus.
Actually, the group had
gone through those channels
to hold their ceremony In April
Fox had applied to McMillan,
who is in charge of the use of
outdoor areas. Fox's applica
tion stated, “We are having a
spring celebration with a
Maypole. There will be some
unamplified music.”
McMillan was surprised
Wednesday to hear of the
campus security report about
the group's activities The ap
plication said nothing about
fires or long-bladed knives,
she said
A reporter was unable to
contact Fox or the SEARCH
office for comment
Sgt Rick Allison of the
Eugene Police Department
said the incident is being
looked into, but no action is
being taken at this time.
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