I have been a fan of SVU from the beginning, but I agree with others how moral ambiguous the show is getting. Maybe it's just a reflection of our culture, which is very ambiguous itself nowadays!
Mia made a mistake, and even if the second rape occurred how the show needed to show accountability was to have the university expel her for lying during the first tribunal. When Mia was walking out of the dorm at the end of the episode, I had hoped it was because she got expelled. I agree with the sentiments it was a way to happy ending.
Shout out to Eli ! (Actor: Sam Vartholomeos from Star Trek Discovery) Eli was a college student with a bright future as a doctor, who now will be a drain on society in a prison and maybe never lead up to his full potential. First the college tribunal with unqualified college faculty finding Eli guilty, then SVU pushed criminal prosecution against Eli because of Mia who was lying in the first place. If this is what justice looks like nowadays from two sexual encounters from two sexually inexperienced college students then I cringe.....
