So what’s the teachable moment? The players got paid off and the perpetrators skated? What would a fake hate crime hoaxer learn from this episode? How about the leftist piling on and condemning without all the facts? What did they learn?
What makes you thin it was the Duke lacrosse players or the lawyers job to provide a teachable moment?
The goal of the students was to survive! Salvage the future as best they could. The money they got from Duke goes a long way for that. Maybe they learned something - stay away from hookers sleazy bars, etc.! The lawyers goal was to maximize their pay.
Remember Duke is a private school.
I am sure Duke’s insurance got zinged maybe even its trust fund. I am also sure Duke’s trust fund is so huge it didn’t notice the zing. Its Duke’s trustees job to police and manage the reputation & quality of the school. If they got good seats at the ball games then all is well.
The story is the same everywhere college/university trustees (if state schools legislatures) don’t do their job.
I have advocated for years on this forum for people to put pressure on their legislatures (if a state schools) join the trustees if asked. Also hammer the alumni associations, tell them no donations until some changes. I don’t think anybody here does that. Easier to just complain!
Look at the Covington kids! They’re doing it right!
However its very special circumstances.
The power of the state is not trying to put them in jail for 20 years!
The “official establishment” narrative fall apart quickly.
Also the targets are relatively weak financially & very stupid compared to Duke. Duke as an institution!
They have a ruthless lawyer who is doing this “pro bono” or someone is picking up the tab.
The kids & the parents want their revenge and I say good for them!