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I think Duke supporters can be counted on to finance the defense and no defendant will have serious jeopardy, even in Durham, although, of course, they will be traumatized and tainted.

I don't know if the players would want to be tried in Durham. I don't believe they would receive a fair trial- keep in mind that most students would be in the jury pool (and may be excluded), since traditionally jury pools are selected from voter registration and driver license lists, and most students are license to drive and registered to vote where their parents live. Most working people tend to avoid serving on juries, so who's left? A pool made up disproportionately of the underclass, many of whom strongly resent Duke and its students. Did you see the community forum? A question about why the accuser wasn't flown to Wake or elsewhere because Duke's hospital would tainted the DNA sample was taken seriously by the crowd. That is your jury pool.

I know Durham and I think that your comments on the jury pool are spot-on. And, I expect, as other have said, that a change of venue will be sought....but might not be granted.

But as biased as a Durham jury might be, I just dont feel there is much chance that you would get all twelve to agree with a railroading.

If that happened...if the evidence was as utterly on the side of the defense as it seems now....and if a racial and liberal-feminist excited jury tried to send innocent young men to a place of real rapes....I would have such a strong reaction to that that I can not indulge here on this forum in musings about what I might do. I feel that I might oppose this in a very direct, personal, and physical way.