Posted on 04/25/2006 2:34:48 AM PDT by abb
DURHAM - District Attorney Mike Nifong plans to reinstate misdemeanor charges against a half-dozen Duke lacrosse players, saying a March 13 party where a woman reported a rape broke the deals that the players made with prosecutors.
Nifong's decision could affect players who, before the party, had entered agreements in which prosecutors would dismiss the cases if the players performed community service and stayed out of trouble for six months or a year. Among the first to have his charges reinstated was David Evans, one of the team captains who lived at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., the site of the party in which lacrosse players hired two women from escort services to dance. One of the women told police that she was raped by three men in a bathroom.
Two players, Collin Finnerty, 19, and Reade William Seligmann, 20, were charged last week with first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and first-degree kidnapping. Their attorneys say the men are innocent.
On Monday, an attorney for Seligmann filed a motion seeking information that would help attack the credibility of the woman, the only person, according to the defense filing, who says a rape occurred. The motion seeks information about the woman, including criminal charges, mental and emotional problems the woman has suffered as well as social services, probation, child protective services and victim's advocacy records.
Today, Finnerty is due in a Washington court where prosecutors in an assault charge are considering whether to revoke a deferred prosecution agreement similar to those affecting other players in Durham.
According to court records, 16 players were charged in the past three years with misdemeanor charges in Durham including noise violations, public urination and alcohol violations. The deals placed the men on probation for either six months or a year.
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Now she's letting her near senile father make a fool of himself on television, every night.
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I have not seen him on any of the shows, I don't think it is worth the time. But I suspect she is not letting him but rather in the spirit of Locomotive Breath's post on behavior, he is behaving just as you might expect. From what I have read about his appearances, he does not sound very sober.
He is either senile or a druggie or an alkie etc and all of a sudden these TV people what to talk to him. So he goes on and talks and talks and talks etc. She probably could not shut him up, if she wanted to.
Wisdom is earned the hard way; it's not innate. Most kids are still foolish at age 20, especially those whose hormones are running rampant and those who've lived safe lives and haven't had the opportunity to earn that wisdom.
I cannot say I agree with you. Please do not accuse him of being a druggie or an 'alkie', based on the way he talks and acts. Sure he may some senility, but consider his age. And consider this: the father no doubt loves his daughter very much, and this media attention is very hard on him. I would think he is worn out about it, and it shows in his voice and demeanor. And I think he is very sad about his daughter, what he is finding out about her. I say give the old guy a break, and not drag him into this. I feel sorry for him.
Nothing is for free.
Thank you.
IIRC Alpha Phi Omega is a service organization open to all.
OT:
I'm not sure that engineers have a frat as such, but engineers have honorary society Tau Beta Pi which is the Phi Beta Kappa equivalent. If you look in front of the Hudson engineering bldg at Duke you'll see the "bent" which is the symbol of PBK.
The pledges are made to go out and polish the bent each year. It also leads to a lot of "let's get bent" jokes.
Electrical engineers have Eta Kappa Nu. The initiation ceremony is a hoot. Everyone assumes an identity: "Brother Ohm", "Brother Volt", etc. We could never do it without cracking up. Oops! I gave away the secret ceremony. I guess I'm out. The Civil Engineers have their own as do the Mech. E.'s, etc.
Your lips to God's ear.
Bump. There are too-smart-by-half junior gumshoes everywhere.
Jezebelle-check that link: associated cities)
DURHAM, NC
PORT ORCHARD, WA
CONCORD, CA
Didn't you find an arrest record for a CGM in WA? (or was it a dream,LOL)
p.s. Pi Tau Sigma is the engineering honor society for Mech E.s
You have freepmail...
Who knew there were different one's for each branch of engineering? Guess you've figured by now my student is an ME... Thanks for the lesson, all.
Please don't feed the troll, the thread is long enough as it is.
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