Posted on 04/12/2006 5:09:07 PM PDT by Perdogg
There's probably no better way to get a feel for what's been happening in the Duke University lacrosse team rape story than to read a series of revised news alerts on the case issued by the Durham Police's Crimestoppers unit. An initial release sent out April 3 which offered cash rewards for tips about the case read: "The victim was sodomized, raped, assaulted and robbed. This horrific crime sent shock waves throughout our community."
Yesterday at 11:16am, according to the Raleigh News & Observer, Crimestoppers issued a revised version of the same news release which dropped the entire second sentence about a "horrific crime" and also added a qualifier to the first: "The victim alleges that she was sodomized, raped, assaulted and robbed." [emphasis added]
A mere eighteen minutes later a third revision was issued, changing the word "victim" to "complainant."
The evolving facts in the case seem to not only warrant those revisions but also to suggest that the case may be in the process of unraveling.
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Nifong was in Traffic Court? My God....is this his first big case as DA?
I read an article which said he was going to try the case himself, and how unusual it was.
Bob Bennett is said to have been brought on board to make sure things are done right(as opposed to representing the Lacrosse players). When this is over, Nifong will be rode hard & put up wet.
She didn't drive to the party ?
No, supposedly somebody dropped her off.....30 minutes later than she was suppose to be there. The second girl was already there.
How many viewers does that represent?
Thank. That is interesting. I sorta have a hunch that he B/f might be the person responsible for her bruises and abrasions. Wasn't she thought to be either drunk or stoned when she arrived at the house ?
What was Nifong's job in traffic court ?
People who get houses next to a university and then expect peace and quiet remind me of people who buy lesser priced houses next to the airport and then complain about the noise.
And more than that, the Durham PD apparently allowed the b/f to drive her from the Kroger to the hospital.
Where did you hear that?
Nice reliable girl.
;-)
IIRC Freerepublic on one of the earlier threads as quoted in an early news report? Can't remember at the moment. I can't vouch for it myself and it seems like an incomprehensible screwup by the Durham PD so I should say I'd take it with a grain of salt.
Officer in case: 'She's just passed out drunk'
/ Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A woman who claims she was raped by members of Duke University's lacrosse team was described as "just passed-out drunk" by one of the first police officers to see her, according to a recording of radio traffic released Thursday.
The conversation between the officer and a police dispatcher took place about 1:30 a.m. March 14, about five minutes after a grocery store security guard called 911 to report a woman in the parking lot who would not get out of someone else's car.
The officer gave the dispatcher the police code for an intoxicated person. When asked whether the woman needed medical help, the officer said: "She's breathing and appears to be fine. She's not in distress. She's just passed out drunk."
The woman, a 27-year-old stripper and college student, told police she was raped and beaten by three men around midnight at an off-campus party thrown by Duke's lacrosse team.
No charges have been filed, but District Attorney Mike Nifong has said he believes a crime was committed. Attorneys for the players have said DNA tests failed to connect any players to the alleged attack, and they have urged Nifong to drop his investigation.
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This is starting to sound like one of the Rev. Al Sharpton deals from a few years ago to me. Did her "man" or her "pinp" do this to her? Something is strange with this deal.
My bad: "pinp" = pimp.
Yep, got it here too:
Officer in Duke Investigation: Accuser 'Just Passed out Drunk'
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?s...ngle&id=4082683
The conversation between the officer and a police dispatcher took place about 1:30 a.m. March 14, about five minutes after a grocery store security guard called 911 to report a woman in the parking lot who would not get out of someone else's car.
The officer gave the dispatcher the police code for an intoxicated person. When asked whether the woman needed medical help, the officer said: "She's breathing and appears to be fine. She's not in distress. She's just passed out drunk."
see post # 131.
I can already hear Wendy Murhphy and Nancy Grace saying "He's not a trained rape officer, so he didn't notice her real problem."
I stand by what I said before: she called rape to avoid being charged with public drunkenness.
McFayden is one of five kids going to Duke from a local Catholic prep school (tuition approx $25,000 per year). A picture of his million dollar home with media trucks and reporters swarming was in the local paper. No idea why they needed a pic of his house--there was no crime there!
Accompanying commentary:
Abbott Koloff column: Racism, sexism, privilege play roles in Duke scandal
Ryan McFadyen grew up in a Mendham Township neighborhood of large homes on a cul-de-sac, the smaller kids looking up to him, the bigger kids walking together to the school bus. He is a big young man with lacrosse skills who worked hard and went to one of America's great universities. It seemed he had everything going for him. It would seem that everyone -- his family, his friends, his neighbors --must have been proud. So there he is now at the center of a scandal at Duke University, the alleged sender of an e-mail that described killing strippers and said he would then "cut off their skin" for sexual gratification. Police have said the e-mail was sent right after a Duke lacrosse party at which a stripper claimed that she was raped. The e-mail was filed in court as evidence. When it was unsealed this week, the Duke lacrosse coach resigned, the lacrosse season was canceled and Duke President Richard Brodhead started talking about evaluating the entire Duke campus culture. Now McFadyen, 19, former Delbarton School lacrosse star, adds that to his resume. The e-mail does not mean he is guilty of any crime. A woman has claimed she was raped by three men at the Duke lacrosse party where she had been performing as a dancer last month. She gave police three first names and none were the same as any of the five Delbarton School graduates, including McFadyen, who now play lacrosse for Duke. McFadyen has not been charged with a crime, although he has been suspended from school. But the e-mail was why the Duke scandal expanded this week. It raised questions about the culture of the lacrosse program, and larger questions about Duke's relationship with the rest of Durham, N.C. The Duke players were portrayed as privileged white athletes who were acting in a way that has been described as racist and sexist, even without the rape allegation. The woman who charged the players with rape is black. She has said there was a racial component to the attack. Police say two other black women walking past the lacrosse party called 911 to report that they had been called racially offensive names. To make matters worse, police reportedly have said the players were less than cooperative with their investigation. Duke students have protested the lacrosse players' apparent silence outside a house where some lacrosse players live. Durham residents have protested outside a university official's house, some saying this case is about race. Duke officials say they canceled the lacrosse season not because of the rape allegations. They say their actions are about the things they know. They have not been more specific. Brodhead has said in a letter to the Duke community that "the acts police are investigating are only part of the problem." He has talked about underlying issues on the campus and in the town that have been a concern for a long time. He said they are not unique to Duke. It's just that now, all of a sudden, partly thanks to an e-mail allegedly written by Ryan McFadyen, those issues seem a little more pressing. Glen Bachman, a North Carolina attorney now representing McFadyen, did not return a phone call on Thursday. Some of McFadyen's former Delbarton classmates said they didn't want to comment. Some of his former teammates didn't respond to calls or e-mails. His former lacrosse coach at Delbarton didn't respond to an interview request. The Delbarton School was silent. "We have decided not to make any comments," said the Rev. Luke Travers, Delbarton's headmaster. So we have only the vaguest of pictures of Ryan McFadyen, who grew up in a house assessed at more than $1 million. His neighbors weren't doing a lot of talking on Thursday afternoon. Some simply said the McFadyens are a nice family. Others said Ryan McFadyen was a nice young man, respectful, and seemed to be saying what else would you expect here on Browning Court? McFadyen went on to Delbarton, where he played defenseman on the lacrosse team and was known for his height. He is 6-foot-6, and it was always hard for opponents to get a pass over his head. He worked hard and went to Duke, where he is a sophomore. He reportedly attended a march against domestic violence at Duke two weeks after the alleged sexual assault. This is what he said to the Duke student newspaper: "I completely support this event. ... It's just sad that the allegations we are accused of happened when they did." That is in accord with the image he had around his neighborhood. He was a nice young man who seemed to have everything going for him. Remember, he has not been charged with any crime, and the e-mail itself is not a crime. An attorney representing Duke players has said the e-mail was consistent with players' claims that no sexual assault took place. The same attorney also reportedly referred to the e-mail's language as "vile." This case now is partly about that language and what it seems to represent. It is about racism, sexism, and perhaps even the relationship between those who have everything given to them and those who do not.
The above was from the Morris County Daily Record
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607267/posts?page=743#743
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