What makes you thin it was the Duke lacrosse players or the lawyers job to provide a teachable moment?
The goal of the students was to survive! Salvage the future as best they could. The money they got from Duke goes a long way for that. Maybe they learned something - stay away from hookers sleazy bars, etc.! The lawyers goal was to maximize their pay.
Remember Duke is a private school.
I am sure Duke’s insurance got zinged maybe even its trust fund. I am also sure Duke’s trust fund is so huge it didn’t notice the zing. Its Duke’s trustees job to police and manage the reputation & quality of the school. If they got good seats at the ball games then all is well.
The story is the same everywhere college/university trustees (if state schools legislatures) don’t do their job.
I have advocated for years on this forum for people to put pressure on their legislatures (if a state schools) join the trustees if asked. Also hammer the alumni associations, tell them no donations until some changes. I don’t think anybody here does that. Easier to just complain!
I don’t think it was the Duke Lacrosse players or the lawyers to provide a teachable moment. I think they acted commendable under the conditions.
I’m just pointing out that there is no consequences for wrong doing on the left. If you have an example of when someone on the left has been held accountable I would like to see it.
There is no teachable moment in any of these fake left attacks.
These reporters and media figures may be sued but they will be bailed out by the deep pockets and forgiven. And they will go back right to what they were doing again.
These people should be losing their jobs and their lively hoods. Why are those 88 teachers at Duke still at their posts? Go read the letter that they wrote and signed their names. They shouldn’t be allowed to teach students ever again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_88