Having read the report in more detail, it really is just more garbage. Basically, they are saying that Duke did not respond quicker because leadership was too white, but then excused Brodhead because he did not know the race of the accuser. The whining in the report is unbelievable. Typical "it's not the truthfulness of hte charge but hte seriousness of the allegation." The report never even entertains the possibility that the LAX players may not be guilty of anything except bad judgment common for sollege kids. The significance of the report is the early police statements the accuser made that she was gang raped by 20 guys. A competent defense attorney will destroy this accuser's story. However, the self-flaggelation in the report is useless except at Faculty cocktail parties.
The report mentions in passing that the LAX team felt abandoned after Duke dumped Pressler for what turned out to be false grounds. Gee, why would the LAX team feel abandoned? Could it be because Duke made it appear to the world that every member of that team was guilty of gang rape or aiding and abetting a gang rape?
As an Alum, I am so frustrated with this situation it's ridiculous. Here's a suggestion: every Duke student must live on campus and report to their RA whenever they venture into Durham. This is not going to get better as long as the current Duke and DUrham leadership is in place.
Diversity solves everything it seems.
Committee (led by a Civil Right's activist): If they'd only had more people like us running this place, this would've never happened.
Talk about one-note Nanny's
Can't wait for the report from this committee (Check out the title):
A fourth committee, called the Campus Culture Initiative, will submit by Dec. 1 its preliminary study of "the ways Duke educates students in the values of personal responsibility, consideration for others and mutual respect in the face of DIFFERENCE and DISAGREEMENT."
Source:
http://www.wral.com/news/9178286/detail.html?rss=ral&psp=news
The damage to Duke and to North Carolina is immeasureable. The fallout from this fiasco will continue for years. Why the board of trustees and the NC officials don't put a stop to this is a mystery. Perhaps they are waiting for graduation to get the Duke kids out of there before the rioting erupts.
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