[abb]

The Drive-By Media does what it does best. Leaves blood and guts in its wake, and then reports on it after someone else cleans up the mess.

[abb]

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[OldFriend]

The story will never be forgotten, nor should it be forgotten.

Both Nifong and Duke will live in infamy for their callous disregard for the lives of those falsely accused.

[Bob]

But he says he has always emphasized the players' presumption of innocence.

...which he demonstrated by canceling the lacrosse season immediately after the accusations were made.

[freekitty]

I think the students are right to hold these teachers accountable and responsible for their actions. Finally people can now see what is happening on our campuses and if anyone thinks the left is protecting, in this case, the students they teach, think again.

[maggief]

"We have to deal with this situation and we will," he said. "But it's been our job to remember that we have a university here, and after this story is long forgotten, that university is going to go on."

The story has only just begun ...

[patton]

Interesting.

[geezerwheezer]

Sounds like a lot of the same ol' stuff coming from a academic fraud of a university president. Throw those slings and arrows of outrageous fame and if they hit, then claim "you didn't mean it." That is what this jerk is claiming and it is a liberal lie!

[writmeister]

"I believe the feeding frenzy of the last few months has scarred the intellectual community, largely because of the tone of the e-mails and the insinuations made," Chafe said in an e-mail from Europe, where he is teaching this semester. "There has been little willingness to presume good faith on the part of anyone, or to admit that there could be some justice on all sides of the issue. There is now fear on the part of many faculty to speak out lest they too become targets."

Funny. I do not remember Professor Chafe showing any presumption of good faith toward the LAX players.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

abb, while the local media may have made a mess of the coverage, believing as most people do, that there's no way someone in the D.A.'s position could make such a mockery of the system or that there's no possibility that a woman in the AV's situation would be brazen enough to lie about what happened (whether it was, in fact, a rape at all, or who did it), I still say had it not been for media coverage of this case, these young men would be convicted and serving their sentence out as we post. The media dealt far more kindly with Duke that most of us who have followed this case would have.

If there's a mess on Duke's campus, I'm sorry. The University definitely has issues to address, and Brodhead had better get a move on. They also need a strong dose of common sense and a refresher course in Constitutional Law.

I am still concerned that this review of the case is taking far too long. I wanted it to be thorough, but this is a rough time to be one of the three young men or a member of their families. North Carolina had better get it right or there will be absolute hell to pay -- and I don't mean from the far left or the far right, but from normal Americans (black and white) who can see the handwriting on the wall for our system of justice.

[Tribune7]

Critics should recognize the ad was published "against the background of the DA speaking with certainty about a rape having taken place," he said.

But before a trial and conviction. This crowd makes me sick.

[Eva]

Opponents of the Group of 88 regret there were personal attacks, but say criticism is warranted. They say some colleagues exploited the players' predicament to advance their radical agendas — and it backfired.

Says it all.

[San Jacinto]

The drive-by's have plenty of blame to share in this matter, but they didn't create the group of 88. I'm glad to see this report that there has been some negative fall-out on the real racists on campus.

And as for brodhead, he is just a bald-faced liar:

But he says he has always emphasized the players' presumption of innocence.

At most, he gave a passing nod. It was never emphasized--or is he referring to when the players were kicked out of school?

[JLS]

A deep rift, however, remains in Duke's faculty,

Sadly this is not true. The 88 racist gangsters apparently run Duke. Any faculty member that objected certainly did not have the guts to say anything in public.

The three public things said not defending the 88 racists gangsters were:

1. A chemistry professor who objected very slightly and had to issue an apology very quickly for daring to use the term "tar and feather."

2. A group of economics faculty who issued a letter welcoming all Duke students in their classes without regard to race, ie white, sex, ie male, sports team membership, etc. That is only an implicit criticism and a very mild one at that.

3. An emeritus prof who said Duke should be investigating rumors of grade retaliation last spring. But an emeritus prof is someone who is retired who maybe has an office on campus and maybe teaches a course but may not teach at all.

So as I said originally, sadly the is no riff among the Duke facutly. There are the PC racists and anyone else is apparently too timid to speak out.

[Fido969]

Funny, they didn't mention some of the "hateful speech" by Edwards' former blog manager, whats-her-name.

No, no bias here. Move along.

(This article, BTW, ranks as one of the biggest pieces of terrible journalism produced so far. What dreck.)

[cherry]

"There has been little willingness to presume good faith on the part of anyone"

WHAT!!!!

there was no "good faith" on the part of the 88...they spoke very clearly IMO about the disdain they had for the LAX players.....there was no waiting for the investigation or giving the accused the nod of innocence until proven guilty....

and of course, now, after the 88 are getting a taste of their own medicine, they want to whine like babies about how unfair it all is....

PHOOEY!

[Dante3]

What nerve Richard Brodhead had to say he always supported the players presumption of innocence. That man is either delusional and/or an outright liar. Not only were actions taken against the accused by he even canceled the entire lacrosse season. What message does he suppose this sends? Brodheard should be fired.

[Interesting Times]

But almost everyone agrees technology made it harder to keep the debate civil.

No surprise here. The AP greatly prefers "civil" (i.e., controlled) debate to the type where ordinary citizens get to participate.

[Drango]

But he says he has always emphasized the players' presumption of innocence.

Brodhead you lying sack of do-do. You suspended the students, without even taking to them. Now you are backpedllin' but you can't wash your hands.