Posted on 04/12/2007 9:00:27 AM PDT by SmithL
REVERSE the races, change the sport, and you have the Kobe Bryant "rape" hoax all over again.
It frightens me that, in this day and age, three demonstrably innocent men can be dragged into the public square in chains and be unjustly accused, tried and convicted in the media - forcibly lynched - for a rape that never happened.
There are many victims in the case of the guiltless Duke lacrosse players. And many more perpetrators who, through wishful thinking, greed, arrogance or lunacy, kept this case going long after the accused boys should have received a heartfelt apology.
But the biggest losers may be the ones you'll never hear about. These are the genuine victims of sexual assault: women who don't fabricate tales of brutality, or seek out the richest, whitest men to falsely accuse of forcing them into sex.
Who will believe a rape victim now?
Lakers guard Bryant was wrongly accused of raping a disappointed and willing sex partner; the Duke boys were victimized by a stripper who, for reasons that exist mainly in her head, decided that crying "Rape!" was easier than getting a day job.
But the Duke case goes far beyond the Bryant debacle. It features a "rogue prosecutor" - as ex-Durham DA Mike Nifong was called yesterday - who visibily salivated at the notion of taking down the boys.
Truth be damned.
It also benefited from a lynch culture at Duke, where 88 professors signed an ad vowing to "turn up the volume" against the falsely accused men.
Due process be damned.
Worst of all, this story so neatly fit the radical agenda of our "newspaper of record," The New York Times, that the paper disgustingly advanced the hoax on its front page, long after other media outlets had backed off.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
That...would be beautiful.
I’ll repeat myself... I dislike lawyers intensely, having been a key player in a civil suit once, but in this case I hope that the three lacrosse player go after every single person, organization, and group that defamed, slandered, or libeled them. Do not be nice. Get those bigoted Duke professors on the stand to testify about their hatred of certain races and nationalities. Pillory the accuser. Sue the crap out of the Times, CNN, and anyone else who put the players in a “false light.” Especially go after anyone who hung up a poster on Duke accusing them of rape before the facts. Get sue happy. Make these guys rich. Make their lawsuits a warning for anyone who thinks it is OK to go after someone with a false accusation.
Yep, I’m a little ticked off about this.
he admitted to something happening....there was her blood on his shirt...and he ended up making a public apology and settled a nice civil suit.....
unproved criminal allegations do not equal false allegations...
not every crime is reported or charges sent up....nor do juries convict people even though they are obviously guilty (Simpson and Blake come to mind).
in the Duke case, there simply was NO evidence ...none....in the Bryant case, there was evidence...but not strong enough to bring to trial...( but strong enough to allow public acknowledgements and a civil suit).
its happening...the Duke crap makes every rape allegation a lie apparently.....
every case is differant and every case has to be considered on its own merits....
I hope that the three lacrosse player go after every single person, organization, and group that defamed, slandered, or libeled them. Do not be nice.
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Agreed!
Andrea Peyser is a horse’s ass. I find it difficult to agree with her even when I agree with her.
The attorney general said they won’t prosecute her because they think she believes all the various stories she told. There are only a couple of ways her behavior could be excused in this fashion. One is that she is genuinely mentally ill. Another is that the prosecutors noticed that she was repeatedly drunk when she was interviewed and they don’t want to embarrass themselves further.
LoL — that was like, excellent, or something
uuuhh, like thanks...or something.
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