Arrests made in Duke lacrosse case

News & Observer ^ | Apr 18, 2006 | Anne Blythe and Benjamin Niolet

[Peach]

ROFL!

[Quilla]

Excellent point and one I certainly hadn't considered.

[connectthedots]

Would that explain why the defense attorneys would not divulge the ATM receipts and cab ride information until after the two were charged?

Assuming the ATM and cab ride info is true, the defense attorneys may have been sitting on the info intentionally until they found out who was going to be indicted.

If they had divulged the information earlier, it would have given the victim a heads-up so she would be able to pick out two others. This is yet another example why it is best to not be too cooperative with the cops if you, and others, are innocent. Force the DA to lay all his cards on the table first, so he is stuck with his story.

[Carolinamom]

A book of your trade secrets would rocket to the top of the Best Seller list, MM.

[Howlin]

It is quite amazing what the NAGS have done to this country.

If I had a son, I'd tell him to get something in writing before he touched any woman now.

Of course, she could always claim that was DURESS.

[Peach]

Oh, good post!

[connectthedots]

See post 1143.

[maggief]

I agree. Thanks.

[Peach]

When I worked, the things that women considered sexual harassment were so extraordinary that I concluded sex between men and women must be negotiated by attorneys.

[Quilla]

I have some more, but they are trade secrets! LOL!

Oh my, I just envisioned you perusing the latest Victoria's Secret catalog. ;-)

[Howlin]

I agree; I wonder who Lucky Number 3 is.

And I wonder what else the defense has.

[Locomotive Breath]

So how many "bites of the apple" does Nifong get? Would he be dumb enough to now charge someone else?

[notigar]

She had “signs, symptoms, and injuries consistent with being raped and sexually assaulted vaginally and anally,” according to a district attorney’s affidavit.

How blissful is that?

[Miss Marple]

Trust me: that's not gonna happen.

[Howlin]

Torie, did you notice who drove the boys to jail today?

[ArmstedFragg]

That they took her from one room to another

Yes. Any forced movement of a person from one location to another location that puts them in greater peril is a kidnap. The distance involved in a kidnap case can be as little as a couple of feet.

From a practical sense, it's common to charge any included offense initially to offer more options for bargaining later, I'm surprised the DA missed 'littering' for those nails.

[Neverforget01]

My HS Junior sure won't be playing lacrosse in a racially divided college town....

[george wythe]

So far, I've only found this in print:

It is believed that at least one of the men's defenses will include an alibi that says he was not even at the house at the time of the alleged assault.

It seems that the accuser will have to change her time-line again to get around the alibis of these young men

[Carolinamom]

Any real woman knows how to handle unwanted male advances. My theory about man-hating feminists making claims of sexual harassment is that they want want others to know that they finally got some male attention.

[ZULU]

Well, according to the site, the average tuition is about $25,000 per year. That doesn't include room and board, fees, and books. For a four year degree, that's a lot of cash - well over $100,000.

The site also states 42% of Duke students receive some kind of financial assistance. That's quite a lot. Considering the tuition, its not surprising. I don't know what criteria are employed in determining who gets what or how they get it. Some of that 42% may represent academic scholarships. So some of the those 42% may represent students whose parents can well afford the $100,000 plus for the degree - or maybe not. The site I saw didn't go into details.

But over half the student body has parents who can afford to lay out well over $100,000 for an undergraduate degree.
If they have more than one kid, that represents people who are VERY well off financially, unless they mortgage the house and/or the kid sells their future in a loan program.

I think ALL college educational costs are way too high and reflect an unreasonable overhead, but that's another story.