100 percent agree. The young men have been damaged. The 88 should pay.
Given the clear and obvious damage, the clear conspiracy to inflict emotional distress, the resultant loss of years of life, notorious and irreperable reputations (there are those out there who will resent the Duke Lacross players for the rest of their natural lives regardless of facts), what would be an appropriate settlement? None of them should get off with less than $100,000. The ring leaders, the actual drafters of the letter, and any lawyers associated should pay a whole lot more.
I’d love to see these s.o.b.s pay through the nose. But what exactly was in the ad that would make them civilly liable? (I pose this question in the hope that thee IS something!) Freepers, please respond.
The state has done right by these families. The parents are class acts, the kids are amazing. I think what they should do is approach the state, say, “Here’s our legal expenses, please pay this, and thank you for doing the right thing”. Then, they should sue the pants off Duke and its president, any professors who said defamatory things, the County of Durham, the tramp, and, of course, Nifong. Maybe they can wait to settle with the state based on whether the state pursues criminal action against Nifong. He has clearly violated civil rights statutes, and the case against him is no different than it would be against a Klan sheriff who locks up an innocent black person because he wants to curry favor with his buddies.