REPORT: DUKE LACROSSE ACCUSER HAD 'BLACKOUT' DAYS BEFORE ALLEGED RAPE...

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/510272.html ^

[AUJenn]

Why oh why does this continue on? Anyone with half a brain could figure out this whole thing is bogus, scam, ploy for money, etc., etc.

[Callahan]

I think she was "accidently dropped" at birth to.

[MeanWestTexan]

Because the black jury will find the rich white boys guilty to "get back" against whitey.

A reverse OJ, basically.

The boys are toast, facts or no facts.

[george76]

In that gravel parking lot on the night of March 11, the four people carrying the woman accidentally dropped her,...

[lesko]

I think they should 'accidentally' drop Mike Nifong a few times.

[LibWhacker]

Blackouts, my eye. Been saying it all along: She was turning tricks all week.

[Guenevere]

ping

[cdga5for4]

This whole thing sucks. Those kids are in huge trouble. The fact that that doofus can win reelection is all you need to know about what the climate is like down there.

[Continental Soldier]

That this case continues right in front of our eyes is clear evidence that our justice system is broken and that opportunistic DA's are free to run roughshod over American citizens.

[Tx Angel]

I don't believe that. I believe most people are fair and weigh facts carefully.

That being said, last Tues may have proven me wrong.....

[TommyDale]

If she suffered a blackout, it was from downing several large (32 ounce) bottles of ice beer and Flexiril, not to mention any drugs her Johns or pimps gave her.

[AUJenn]

Is there no higher authority that can demand this be properly investigated or dropped? I guess I'm naive, but how can this possibly go on in plain daylight with everyone amazed?

[BallyBill]

Exactly, Nifong was reelected because of the fact that he would ignore evidence and go after these rich, white, heterosexual, males. They've had it too easy in life and must be taught a lesson. To hell with any actual crime.

[Signalman]

I don't think I've ever seen a case more full of holes, more lacking in evidence, and more lacking in credibility than this one.

Either Nifong has got "the smoking gun" waiting in the bullpen, or...?

I can't imagine any other prosecutor pursuing this case, based on what is now known (at least what is now known publicly).

[MeanWestTexan]

Don't kid yourself.

The juror poll will be drawn from the voters who re-elected NiFong.

[spinestein]

IF this goes to trial, it's almost certain these young men will be exonerated and the prosecutor himself brought to trial. If even the jury process is stacked against them and they're not completely exonerated, then I predict that there will be a heap of violence directed against their corrupt prosecutors and the outcome will not be pretty.

This is one of those government led injustices against the little guy that just can't be tolerated by the average citizen.

[proudofthesouth]

I will never understand why the charges in this case weren't dismissed long, long ago.

[gridlock]

I was considering a move to the Raleigh/Durham area (like everybody else in NJ, but that's a topic for another thread...). After reading about this case, I crossed Durham off my list. There are a lot of beautiful old houses available in that town, but why would I volunteer to move to a town that would re-elect somebody like Nifong?

[Constitutions Grandchild]

The charges won't be dropped because the Alleged Victim is willing to get on the stand and testify. The only way this is going to disappear is if she tries to get out of testifying. Then Nifong will pursue the case without her and lay all the lack of evidence out. It's the way our system works. As long as someone is willing to get up and testify/perjure themselves on the stand, the D.A. will let them have at it. The worry here is what kind of jury pool the jury will come from.

[Signalman]

If these guys are convicted by some Kangaroo Court, then the FBI should go full steam ahead with a Civil Rights Violation against them, while, at the same time, the convictions should be overturned in a higher court.