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On the other hand, the D.A. may have a lot more evidence than the defense attorneys (who clearly want to try this case in the media) are willing to admit and publicize. The worst thing about this is the D.A. attempted to try this case in the media as well, commenting on the facts of the case while it was still ostensibly an investigation.

The DA began the witchhunt "trial by media". Once that ball gets rolling; the defense HAS to play too. And this is what happened. There'll be a court trial. I do have faith in the system. However, the media trial, begun BY the DA and DUKE, AND DURHAM, The MSM in their clearly biased "pro-allegation girl" coverage, and the grotty little professorettes in the classrooms, and their disciplines "Take Back the Night" and the "No Justice - No Peace" socialites of "justice" -- began this "media" circus after opening assertions, claims and statements by Nifong. And the Duke President CANCELLING the entire LaCrosse season on an non-substantiated allegation.

"The DA began the witchhunt "trial by media". Once that ball gets rolling; the defense HAS to play too"

Agreed. It is still clearly their strategy at this time, and right now I believe the defense is winning.

"There'll be a court trial."

I am not so sure of that. If what the defense has released about ATM and cell phone records proves out, the D.A. would be courting disaster to take that defendant to trial. The accuser will have no credibility on any other identifications if she was 100% sure that a guy with an ironclad alibi was one of her attackers. It looks to me like the D.A. may have compounded his original media sins by taking a case to the Grand Jury before he had thoroughly investigated it (even the smallest jurisdictions in my county have the good sense to check cell phone records during an investigation). Most of this is only speculation, but IF the accuser identified someone as an attacker who could not possibly have been an attacker, it is game over. That, too, would be the system working.

"the grotty little professorettes in the classrooms, and their disciplines "Take Back the Night" and the "No Justice - No Peace" socialites of "justice""

I spent 11 years at Duke and could not have described it more fittingly (though I think you may have meant "disciples" rather than "disciplines). Bravo.

"And the Duke President CANCELLING the entire LaCrosse season on an non-substantiated allegation."

I have heard conflicting stories here. I have heard it said the season was canceled because of the rape allegation, and I have also heard it was canceled because of the stripper party held at a University-owned house. The latter might be a proper (albeit harsh) disciplinary action over an undisputed event. The former would be punishment based only on an allegation.