Posted on 12/18/2007 11:12:12 AM PST by Locomotive Breath
By Tamara Gibbs
DURHAM -- In a filing Tuesday in Federal Court, unindicted Duke Lacrosse players are suing Duke University, the City of Durham, Duke University professors, Mike Nifong and the DNA lab involved in the case.
The suit also names doctors and nurses who treated the alleged victim the night she claimed she'd been raped at a party. The players are also suing City Manager Patrick Baker and former Durham Police Chief Stephen Chalmers. As part of the investigation, the unindicted players had to give up DNA samples and were named in the school paper.
In the 404-page lawsuit, the players say that Duke University, the City of Durham and the other defendants were part of a "conspiracy to railroad 47 Duke University students" based on "the transparently false claim of rape, sexual offense, and kidnapping made by a clinically unreliable accuser." Also in the lawsuit, the players say that the accuser's claim was "taken virtually from her lips and fashioned into a weapon in the hands of those who would leverage outrage."
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Correct. Matt Wilson was also “ID’d” and it’s thought she was steered past him because he’s a Durmite.
You can if you can get her to perjure herself -- which seems like a real possibility with this stripper-with-the-ever-changing-story.
> “10 out of 10 on the pain chart? Someone was looking for some attention.”
Actually, she was looking for drugs.
2. The coach had indeed already accepted a settlement with Duke — but apparently Duke VIOLATED the conditions of that settlement and subsequently made disparaging remarks about the coach which were specifically disallowed by the settlement.. As a result, the coach has filed additional claims against Duke..
3. One of the BEST places to get the entire history, and follow on information on this case is at: http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/
“Durham in Wonderland” has been the Blog maintained by a New York professor - and has achieved national attention for it’s completeness.. He was among the first to attack the behavior of Durham Police, the D.A. and Duke Faculty and Administration..
This is a "No Holds Barred" site - he really kicked some very serious butt - most especially the semi-illiterate racists on the Duke faculty, and against the cowardly and repeat offender serving as Duke President....who used the lies of a professional skank to tramp on the Constitution, their professional fiduciary responsibilities and instead went on a Mau Mau rampage against these "rich white boys".....
Now THIS is a gang of "Professors" who really need their clocks cleaned...
One could spend WEEKS reading the articles and comments at this site...
It was put on “hold mode” last week, pending new activity in the case — but will certainly reopen to cover these new actions by the Lacrosse families...
> “Oh, this is gonna be fun. I remember seeing one of the mothers of either Siegleman or the tall skinny kid and she had this look in her eyes that she was going to make it her hobby to destroy everybody that hurt her boy.”
I remember that. And I say, “Good for her.” Everyone needs a hobby and making sure the guilty are punished is a pretty good hobby to have. You go, girl!
good call.
You missed my point, as did the others: a private citizen may not institute a legal proceeding that results in the incarceration of another private citizen. We simply don’t have that sort of a legal system.
I’d like to see them (and the gang of 88) also charged with violating RICO statutes-that good old “catch all” seems to have worked welll in the past.
touche’
"Au Contraire"
I for one - would personally offer President Brodhead the use of a pistol..... as the most honorable way for him to make amends for his dastardly performance in this matter, if he refuses to resign.
The Gang of 88 must go down.
They, more than anyone, hurt true victims.
Normally I hate how litigious our society is, but this one has to happen. I pray for a broad-minded clear-thinking judge and not a liberal one.
Technically true, but here's how it is quite possible in a practical sense:
-There is a HUGE lawsuit against the city, mayor, DA, etc. for taking this woman's perjured statements and using it as a basis for criminal charges.
-The discovery shows the woman falsified her claim yet the DA and city went forward. That right there screams "Guilty" for the DA, mayor, etc.
-The city's share of the $220 mil. damages is one heck of a motivator for filing criminal charges against the woman to 'set the law right' and thereby hopefully convince the courts (juries) that justice was made.
-The city (and other defendants) may very well turn on the woman to save themselves.
Their grand criminal case was based upon known perjury and fabrications but was nonetheless pursued. When those kind of cases come down they can carry a lot of inertia with them.
sorry.
from http://fuckfrance.com/read.html?postid=2052143&replies=7
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And great question the DA should be asking (From Pretendpundit.com): “While the D.A.’s investigating, why doesn’t he look into how Mangum only made $1,400 in taxable income last year as a stripper.”
Criminal Record Excerpt:
Owner Address: MANGUM CRYSTAL GAIL
909 DA VINCI ST
DURHAM, NC 27704-3343
Tax Year: 2004, Receipt No: 4417216, Rate Year: 2004, Parcel Ref. Number: Personal, Due Date: 06/01/2005, Total Owned: $45.51, Amount Due: $45.51, Tax District: 1, Taxable Value: $2,320.00
Tax Year: 2005, Receipt Number: 4700887, Rate Year: 2005, Parcel Ref. Number: PERSONAL, Date Due: 03/01/2006, Total Owed: $30.95, Collected Amount: $0.00, Amount Due: $30.95, Tax District: 1, Taxable Value: $1,400.00
Crystal Mangum’s Record:
SPEEDING ELUDE ARREST OR/ATTEM (PRINCIPAL)
ASSAULT/THR AGNST GOVERNMNT (PRINCIPAL)
DWI LEVEL 3 (PRINCIPAL)
LARCENY (PRINCIPAL)
Voter Reg. No: 000030067414
Owner ID: 8270321
Residence: 2111 Charles St. Durham, NC 27707-2907
Registration Date: Sept. 10, 2004
Birthplace: North Carolina
Party: Democratic
Precinct: 09
Congressional: 4th Congress
School/Ward: 2A Ward 2
Yes — that one Mother made it VERY clear on LIVE TELEVISION that “Nifong would regret the rest of his life for what he did to her son”...
Thankfully, she had the money for good lawyers and the facts on HER side....
Watching her face, and the faces of the other two mothers during Nifong’s “trial” — was breathtaking... They were relishing every moment....and finally relieved that their son’s names had been cleared beyond doubt (excluding the black racists who still believe “something happened”)
Something happened alright — another black skank set black women’s believability quotient back a century....
The mother made good on her promise to Nifong — but I suspect she isn’t through yet......
I think anyone on that team has cause. They were all tarred with the same racist brush. And the slimy mandarin a-holes of Duke haven't cut any deals with the rest of the team have they.
How about “FALSELY ACCUSED”????
Only 3 were indicted, but the implication of those charges was that the rest of the team were enablers who were covering up for the perps. This lawsuit is evidently coming from the rest of the lacrosse team, the 3 indicted ones excluded (the latter having already settled with Duke, to recover their attorneys' fees).
Tenure offers no immunity or protection from the law. It just gives you certain privileges within the academic hothouse. If a jury finds that the Gang of 88 did emotional harm, then they are liable.
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