So they think we're supposed to put them in jail for upwards of 40 years for underage drinking? I can't get behind that. I drank underage so I suppose I'd have to put myself in jail too. I can't support that kind of sentence for "bad behavior" either. Being rude or inconsiderate isn't illegal. Every frat boy in America will be in jail if that is the standard.
I see what you're saying and I agree that some people seem to be resorting to this fall-back position involving underage drinking and rowdy behavior. The players have to be punished for something because they are white, male and rich. That automatically makes them bad news. I'm sure this will be one of Nifong's tactics too. He has no evidence of rape but will attempt to make the players look as bad as possible and hope the jury will find them guilty anyway. He doesn't care about the evidence because his case isn't based on evidence.
It's a scary situation but my hope is that Nifong can't pull it off. I don't know anything about NC. I've never even been there but it seems incredible that Nifong could get all twelve jurors to convict. I just can't believe that could happen. Not all twelve. It's depressing enough that the legal system in this country has allowed this case to get this far but if anyone actually gets convicted I will drop out of law school and move to Tahiti.
You can't do that, we need people like you to go after the Nifongs. :-)