Duke was fast to put the players up for sacrafice. But now it looks as the case is a total farce, Duke still won't do anything for the players. What a disgrace. Who would want to send their children to a university that treats its students like this?
Hey - Duke had every right to expel those students! And they only suspended them which is not inappropriate simply for the illegal drinking party they held! Personally I'd be less inclined to send my kids there if they hadn't suspended the players simply for the boozing! quit your hand-wringing!
Hey, he doesn't have to meet with them, it's not like they're basketball players or someone important!!! (sarcasm off).
Duke University has been disgraceful in its response to this situation. I would like to caution anyone from believing that the situation would be much different at any other "top tier" college or university.
For years, feminist student organizations and feminist faculty have made colleges unsafe for men unless they are very, very cute. (Cute guys don't get on the wrong side of women very often, no matter how outrageous their behavior.) Regular guys are getting thrown out of school or otherwise punished for the most incredibly minor offenses, particularly for offensive language.
To give you an example, I had a friend thrown out of a graduate program for asking a girl to go to dinner. The faculty reasoning was that she already had a boyfriend, the graduate student should have known that she was not interested, and therefore pursuing the relationship was unprofessional and harrassing. Of course, my friend was a clueless, total loser and knew nothing about dating, girls, boyfriends, or anything else. Three years of his life went down the drain for cluelessness.
How I got a degree is a anybody's guess, since I am definately not cute and I am definately a loudmouth.
Anyhow, if the rape charges come to nothing, Duke may make some superficial comments supporting the boys, but there will be disciplinary action taken against them for the drinking and alleged racial slur.
Feminist and racial activists have very loud voices and white guys don't count for much around Duke.
Parents: Send your kids somewhere else. I'm not kidding. Risks are different for girls, but not any better. "Top tier" universities and liberal arts schools get the most promising kids in the country and are toxic for a large percentage of them.