Ooops! Too late.
Posted on 04/12/2007 9:53:40 AM PDT by Reaganesque
Durham, NC -- I join with everyone who cares about justice in welcoming the North Carolina State Attorney General’s announcement that the remaining charges have been dropped against David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann. This announcement comes at the end of an extraordinarily painful year for the young men and their families. They have carried themselves with dignity through an ordeal of deep unfairness.
Let’s be clear about what was said today. The Attorney General did not dismiss the allegations on narrow, equivocal or legalistic ground. He determined our students to be innocent of the charges and said they were “the tragic result of a rush to accuse.” In short, he used the strongest language of vindication.
From the outset, I have been careful to note that these students were entitled to the presumption of innocence and I looked to the legal system to determine the merit of the charges. Now, finally, that process has given us a decision based on a thorough and objective review of the evidence. This is what we have all needed from the start. I trust the State Bar’s review will be equally thorough so that we can understand the District Attorney’s conduct in this case. As for Duke, while not reliving the past year, we won’t be afraid to go back and learn what we can from this difficult experience.
During the past year, the world has known these young men, their teammates and a great university largely through the filter of unproven allegations. I trust that today’s decision will begin a new day for all involved.
I hope those families take those bastards to the cleaners. And everyone else who jumped on the bandwagon.
Thank you, Mr. Brodhead. Fall on your sword.
I think it is a day late and soon to be millions of dollars short.
His continued employment is a disgrace.
No child of mine will attend this institution unless there are some radical changes.
This is about nothing more or less than mitigation of damages.
ROFL
Something tells me that if Reade Seligmann, David Evans and Collin Finnerty get the right lawyers, Duke University will be renamed Seligmann, Evans, and Finnerty College, what with all the money they could be getting for their university unfairly attacking them.
As they say in old Mehico: Toro-Caca!
DukeLax Ping!!
Since when did he consider them "our" students? What a hypocrite.
“From the outset, I have been careful to note that these students were entitled to the presumption of innocence...”
which is why you threw them, the coach, and the whole team under the bus. I shudder to think what might have happened if they’d been presumed guilty.
I feel so bad for these kids, the Duke Lacrosse team, coaches, on and on... The will wear a scarlet letter forever... G-d bless them and their families.
The President of Duke University and his 88 ‘leftist from hell’, should be sued for ‘hate speech’ for ever damn penny they owned.
“From the outset, I have been careful to note that these students were entitled to the presumption of innocence...”
Let the CYA two-step begin! Where’s the statement from the 88?
Ooops! Too late.
He remains mute with regards to the Gang of 88...The man needs a spin implant.
A “little CYA”????????
What a load of horse manure..............
The three should now take all of them to the cleaners.
This “statement” can be summed up in very few word.
“Oh my Lord, am I in trouble”
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