Arrests made in Duke lacrosse case

News & Observer ^ | Apr 18, 2006 | Anne Blythe and Benjamin Niolet

[dubyawhoiluv]

Tucker slapped him last nite, questioned why he hadn't provided scholarships for other stripper students ;he never answered, jumped to another subject totally unrelated unrelated.

[Locomotive Breath]

Yeah - I looked again at my remark and didn't phrase it right. I really didn't mean to criticize you. But after my father died 10 years ago, I couldn't think straight for a year. That's all I'm saying. Peace?

[beyond the sea]

that e-mail was a silly joke about a movie dialog (I think)

[maggief]

Oh, BTW ... (last paragraph) ...

The alleged victim also has a criminal history. She pleaded guilty following a June 2002 incident to misdemeanor counts of larceny, speeding to elude arrest, assault on a government official and driving while impaired, and spent some weekends in jail.

[najida]

Dang! You're brilliant!

[gondramB]

>>You'll have to show me where I said I knew what all the evidence was. You were talking DNA and I was telling you what the DA's own words were.<<

That was the way I interpretted your comments. If that was not what you meant to say then I apologize for misunderstanding.

[Locomotive Breath]

I hope they unleash a media blitz to show Nifong for the fool he is. If he loses his vote then this whole thing goes away.

[Peach]

No problem. I certainly don't know all the evidence but what we've seen and heard so far, this DA is out of line. Way out.

[investigateworld]

;^)


Yup, any statements these lads would have made would have been admissible. Looks like you were right about the DA and defense attorneys having made a deal.

Still holding to my position this is the world's dumbest DA or he has something up his sleeve.

[LWalk18]

If YOU were a Duke alumnus how would YOU feel about this publicity??

I am a Duke alum, and I feel my school is being dragged through the mud by a D.A. who is out to get elected and who doesn't have to concern himself with the welfare of Duke students because he knows they don't vote. This case has made clear how vulnerable and unrepresented college students in college towns really are.

I feel that he has recklessly set up a situation where a Durham jury will sends 2 innocent young men to prison on the gut feeling that "something happened" rather than the facts.

[retrokitten]

but it's not too hard to move the bucket.

Especially if you get one with wheels.

[connectthedots]

Notice who brought them in: the Sheriff's Department, NOT the police; and I didn't see any officers in the cars with them, did you?

Warrants for arrests are usually executed by the sheriff.

[panthermom]

My parents and 1 brother live on Long Island. The price of real estate is ridiculous. My brother paid $500,000+ for a 2 bedroom 1 bath in Nassau County. My parents house is worth upwards of 750,000, if you saw the size of it and the size of the yard you would be SHOCKED. Its not that unusual on Long Island. Oh, and in case ZULU is reading, my parents bought their house 37 years ago for less than 25,000.00.

[toldyou]

Do you think it will be this guy for writing the "threatening" email?

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0405061duke1.html

[beyond the sea]

I certainly don't know all the evidence but what we've seen and heard so far, this DA is out of line. Way out.

I hope that you are right. But those two mugshots of the two young men were not showing the faces of real sweet men (although that circunstance does not often offer that opportunity).

[Peach]

Real estate has gone through the roof and a million dollar house today doesn't buy what it used to buy, that's for sure. We have a guy in this neighborhood who hasn't sold his house for 2 years so what did he do? He raised the price $200K. Now he'll probably sell it. LOL

[torchthemummy]

"So some of the those 42% may represent students whose parents can well afford the $100,000 plus for the degree - or maybe not. The site I saw didn't go into details."

So what. How does this prove their guilt? Your slew of posts prove only that you presume their guilt due to unknown stats as to who on the team is of what income strata.

Could said income information be used as evidence of guilt in the upcoming trial? Of course not. It could be used by a lawyer that holds the same animus as you, in an attempt to disparage the defendants on a class angle. If that is the case then surely it would stand to reason that it's fair game pertaining to this woman's background/criminal record/occupation/drug use etc. And as the accuser that is a burden she MUST bear as it pertains to credibility.

You don't care about justice, whatever that may be in this case. You just care about presumptions/results based on income levels.

You are a class bigot.

[gondramB]

"No problem. I certainly don't know all the evidence but what we've seen and heard so far, this DA is out of line. Way out."

And on that, I think we all agree.

[LWalk18]

Do you think it will be this guy for writing the "threatening" email?

The email guy and Seigmann both went to the same high school and graduated in the same class. I could easily see the DA implying that he is the third guy.

[Peach]

I don't think we can look at the pictures of those men and decide whether they are sweet or not. They've been without sleep for quite some time I'd imagine, for one thing, and were frightened and putting on their game faces for another.

And besides, I'm not claiming they were angels. Guys that age typically aren't angels and I personally think it would be boring if they were.