[Porsche060]

My letter to Duke newspaper

I am very dismayed at the quotes coming out of Duke. Whatever happened with the Lacrosse team it's innocent till proven guilty. The police are doing an investigation and people need to have it finished before making accusations of justice not being served. That is how our system works.

However, two of your students however make RACIST quotes. I am deeply offended. These athletes, it's possible have little money and are on scholarship. Either way, what is wrong with having money? Are you automatically guilty because you have money? Soon they will be graduating Duke and be the hated "rich". I don't envy someone's money and neither should they.

Worst they also made prejudice comments about being male and white. This talk should have been condoned. I believe they need diversity training as it's a TWO WAY STREET.

"They need presidents, they need administrators, they need faculty, to tell them that it was wrong behavior and that they are not going to be coddled because they are athletes, because they come from privileged backgrounds, because they have money," Michelle Christian told Durham's WTVD-TV."

"We understand that the legal system is that you are innocent until proven guilty," said sophomore Kristin High. "But people are nervous and afraid that these people are going to get away with what they did because of a wealthy privilege, or male privilege, or a white privilege."

[Porsche060]

Also if anyone else if offended http://www.dukechronicle.com/contactus/

[jmc1969]

When it comes to rape and racism people who are accused are assumed guilty until proven innocent.

[USNBandit]

About a third of the members of the team have been previously charged with misdemeanors stemming from drunken and disruptive behavior in the past three years, according to court documents

Who do these guys think they are, football players?

[Minus_The_Bear]

Yet another reason to hate DOOK

[tomzz]

D'Sousa described Duke as one of a number of schools which had once been serious but which in recent years had become little more than a Political Correctness factory.

[Howlin]

However, two of your students however make RACIST quotes.

Where's your proof of that?

[saleman]

"We understand that the legal system is that you are innocent until proven guilty," said sophomore Kristin High. "But people are nervous and afraid that these people are going to get away with what they did because of a wealthy privilege, or male privilege, or a white privilege"

How in the hell can you say "innocent until proven guilty" and then "these people" are going to get away with what they did?

Dukies are apparently not as smart as I once believed. Or maybe this was an affirmative action student? "These people." What a pantload

[hole_n_one]

Police said three players who live at the house where the party took place spoke with investigators and voluntarily provided samples March 16. A scheduled meeting between detectives and the rest of the team was later canceled by the players' attorney, and District Attorney Mike Nifong said Wednesday the players still refuse to speak with investigators.

Those that continue to refuse to cooperate with investigators should be charged with obstruction and of being an accessory after the fact.

[D.P.Roberts]

And if it turns out the stripper is lying, we'll be sure to make that a headline story, too.

[vic ryan]

Reverse the races involved. Change the sport to basketball and back up the date of the alleged offense to the middle of March and see if the administration's action would be the same. Wanna bet?

[Ninian Dryhope]

"Fifteen of the 47 members of the team have been charged with offenses ranging from underage alcohol possession, violating open container laws, loud noise and public urination,"

Wow, it sounds like they were a bunch of hard core criminals. It is only a small step from playing one's stereo too loud at a party to raping an "exotic" dancer, as everyone knows.

[Ninian Dryhope]

"We understand that the legal system is that you are innocent until proven guilty," said sophomore Kristin High. "But"...we still think that the players should be tarred and feathered, then lynched, just to show everyone how politically correct Duke is, just in case they had any doubts.

[Ninian Dryhope]

"people are nervous and afraid that these people are going to get away with what they did because of a wealthy privilege, or male privilege, or a white privilege."

Mustn't have anyone being afraid. That will never do.

[saleman]

An "I told you so" Ping!

[airborne]

"We understand that the legal system is that you are innocent until proven guilty," said sophomore Kristin High. "But people are nervous and afraid that these people are going to get away with what they did because of a wealthy privilege, or male privilege, or a white privilege."

Innocent until proven white!

[ken21]

it reminds me of the 1950s when i was a child and the structural racism in the american south.

now, today, it's reversed.

same south, new racism against whites.