Posted on 09/29/2007 12:43:28 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2
DURHAM, N.C. Duke University President Richard Brodhead apologized Saturday for not better supporting the men's lacrosse players falsely accused in last year's highly publicized rape scandal. "Given the complexities of this case, getting the communication right would never have been easy," Brodhead said. "But the fact is that we did not get it right, causing the families to feel abandoned when they were most in need of support. This was a mistake. I take responsibility for it and I apologize for it."
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And you sweetheart, have all the charm of a used piece of toilet paper, and your comprehension skill are less.
I do not care about the families that did get a raw deal, because they are pushing one themselves.
Their beef is with the VOTERS and not the TAXPAYERS.
Suing the taxpayers for more than their legal costs is wrong.
Maybe in your twisted little world two wrongs make a right, but they don't in mine. Now go home and get your shine box.
Their beef is with the VOTERS and not the TAXPAYERS.
Suing the taxpayers for more than their legal costs is wrong.
I think it's wonderful that there is legal recourse if you are stupid enough to pour coffee on your lap, but if you are minding your own business - and some of the the lacrosse players were not even at the party - and you are placed in jeopardy of 30 years' imprisonment because of the intentional malicious acts of a politician, Mark was here feels free to second guess you for taking it seriously. After the fact, he knows that you did not in fact get jailed or even indicted - so he thinks that the you suffered no harm at all.But you know that if Mark was here had been in your shoes, he would now be demanding a pound of flesh nearest the heart, from everyone in Durham.
Au contraire , Mr Perspicacity. Taxpayers are voters, and all voters pay taxes either directly or indirectly. You vote for evil and you get caught, you pay the piper. A jury can award punitive costs and in this case, they will. Otherwise, these elected miscreants will pull the same thing again and again. You don't have to abide a corrupt local government; you can always move.
20 % in the Class of '010 and over 40% in the Class of '011. Not exactly "expected".. (The other Ivies are around 15 %)
Oh, and I believe the undergrad proffesor faculty is like 500 not 1500, and 120 or so out of 500 seems really high, IMO (the notorious 88 plus some of the 87 who signed the Jan4 letter)
The problem with Duke is the radical faculty rules the roost and is determined to control the endownment there. No humanities prof is hired that they dont vet. And their goal is to infiltrate the other disciplines too. I wouldnt spend 45 k a year sending my kid to that school, but that's just me..
In other words, too little too late.
As to you comments on tobacco, I am appreciative to the Indians for introducing the Whiteman to tobacco. Any object or material can be used or abused. I have enjoyed tobacco responsibly for most of my life and it brings me great pleasure. The same can be said for firearms.
Illegals pay taxes, like sales taxes, yet they are not voters.
Voters and Taxpayers are two distinct groups sharing many of the same members.
Those who elected Nifong are the proper target. Not going after the proper target, but a different target because it has deeper pockets, (and you can get away with it), is simply wrong.
I believe that voting is more than an opinion poll. It is a serious responsibility, and those who vote should be actually held responsible.
Sure the adults who went to Duke got a raw deal, from a corrupt liberal establishment, it is obvious. They should have settled for their legal costs and the destruction of Nifong. They went too far in seeking punitive damages from the wrong party.
Hi Barnacle, I was just using the whiney logic in reverse. I should have put sarcasm after my statement. Maybe your tobacco is clouding your perception.
By whiney logic, it is the blame the whiteman for bringing in diseases to the Indians. Mostly, it is from activists who want to stir up trouble between races who repeat things like that.
PS, the 2nd amendment is the best amendment. My 45 cal sig, in stainless is close at hand.
Have fun, but go light on the tobacco. It was 3 packs a day, camel, non-filter, when I quit. Lucky I did, my wife to be would not have given me a second look.
The combination of town-gown and radical left faculty makes Duke unique and "dangerous", IMO. If I had to pick an Ivy, I'd pick Princeton; this nonsense would never have happened there ( or at most of the Ivies for that matter)
Oh,and College Board wouldnt print the makeup of the Class of '011 alone; you'd have to read the Duke Alumni mag for that info. Why in the world Duke's makeup has to look like the California State schools, I can't imagine.
There's nothing wrong with my perception.
As to tobacco, as I said, I have used it responsibly. That is to say, an occasional cigar.
I guess I was referring to getting three student athletes framed by a rogue DA while the faculty, local neighbors, mayor's office, police department, and University administration either abetted or said nothing. Duke and Durham have been a tinderbox for a long time and have been written up in various college books even before this incident.(not that this could be predicted, of course)
As nutty as the Ivies are and infiltrated with PC wingnuts as they are, I doubt this would have happened in Princeton , New Jersey or Rhode Island or any of the other places. For crying out loud, you have local Durham cops throwing college kids into the brink with crack heads and rapists just for carrying an open beer can while local thugs with unlicensed guns get only a warning! Only in Durham!
That comment was supposed to humorous.
I was recently at my uncle’s 101st birthday. He gave up smoking at 94 so that he would not die young. Or did I say that already?
That is humorous. Good for your uncle. I hope you have the same genes as he has.
Humorous but true.
I hope not to have his genes, his wife was my mom’s sister.
That would mean he wasn’t really my uncle.
Take it easy and enjoy life, even though my three pack a day camel cigarette non-filter habit was fun, I am glad that phase of my life is over.
Consider taking up different pastimes to replace tobacco. Pastimes like going to the gun range, watching Flash Gordon on the SCI-FI channel, exercise in moderation, hitting a pleasant bar at happy hour and enjoying freewings. The taste of a good beer is so much better without that tobacco. Yes, I am a reform smoker. Anyhow, you have to want to quit before you do. Good luck.
And, good luck to you too.
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