[Locomotive Breath]

But he says he has always emphasized the players' presumption of innocence.

...which he demonstrated by canceling the lacrosse season immediately after the accusations were made.

Yes, he was always careful to include a "innocent until proven guilty" safe-harbor provision in every statement. Then he would go on and on about what a horrible crime rape is and how it should be condemned and anyway, even without the rape, "what they did was bad enough". Nothing there to fuel the fire is there?

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"In recent months we have lost some of our ability to exercise these qualities in speaking with one another," Lange said. "In the face of this decay some have become strident, harsh or unhearing; others have retreated from the public arena." - Balless Wonder Provost Peter Lange.


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