Manager: Scanty info delayed search, N&O, Khanna; Staff Writer, April 7, 2006
DURHAM -- City Manager Patrick Baker said in an interview Thursday that it took two days before police searched the house where a woman said she was raped because 31 hours passed before she was able to provide details about what happened.
Earlier in the day, Baker went before the Durham City Council to address widespread questions on the timeliness of parts of the investigation into a March 13 Duke University lacrosse team party.
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The woman reported the rape within an hour, according to police. She couldn't provide a lengthy interview until later, Baker said. In his address to the council, Baker said emotional and physical trauma can often delay a witness's ability to tell police what happened. "The basic rule of thumb is that we work at the complaining witness's timetable," he said.
The city manager added that the public should not expect daily updates from the city.
The intense coverage of the story has led to widespread debates. Before Baker explained the search delay, questions had been raised as to whether the accuser's criminal record affected police action.
It is all starting to come together, I think, I hope. Legal strategery.
I feel bad for her,she has had a rough life, blah, blah, blah.
Because of her bad decisions in her life she in nothing more than a 2 bit Durham, barely not a street walking, whore.
SO what happens when she gets taken to Durham Access (after a mystery 30 minute ride in a car with an opportunistic whore) and she knows she is in a shit load of trouble? Lies to get out of it...back to the simple.
It started simple until the agenda driven latched on to it.
If the agenda driven had left it alone, it would have died the death it deserved.
But no matter the lives of three innocent boys were turned upside down, the agenda driven latched on to it like a newborn on a nipple.
Gottlieb screws the Duke kids
Nifong gets elected.
(just to name 2)
Meanwhile Brian Taylor the pimp, is driving Miss Medina shrouded in the protection of the NCCU crowd.
The "established" whore houses remain in business--as long as they are not run by Hispanics, they are safe.
If the feds entered this case I would guess the forced resignations in Durham City would be at a record high.