"The player who emailed was quoting something from a movie or book."
Here's the e-mail,
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0405061duke5.html
"The player accused of fake slapping a man outside a bar and calling him gay."
I don't doubt you, and thanks for the info, but the law pursued a case against him just for that? Wow. Anyway more than the truth, it's how it was reported which influenced opinion.
"The emailer was re-admitted to school upon further examination of the content of his email."
It's a stupid email, but in the context of being written after a "rape" if not damning it's creepy still.
""The witness who heard the 'n' word used was the second stripper.""
I think neighbors reported this too, I'll have to check. I think the second stripper was credible--at first.
"Doubtful either of these two whores has any credibility at all."
True, but you should see the second stripper first report-the one she wrote, only later released by Nifong. It was lucid, well-written, and made the allegations seem impossible. My first thought-why is this woman a stripper?
The case would have been dismissed or continued if not for the trumped up rape charges. Then some anonymous 'tipster' posted on Wonkette a sighting of Finnerty at some DC party which would have been in violation of court orders. DC Judge Bayley was made aware of the Wonkette post and questioned Finnerty's attorneys in court. Who was the anonymous poster and who tipped off the DC prosecutor and/or judge?
Anytime you see rape and stripper/prostitute in the same sentence, you should AUTOMATICALLY be suspicious.
Investigate fully before even thinking of making any charges. This, of course, didn't happen.
According to Kim, the other stripper, Crystal called the white guys "limp ____ white boys" who had to pay for 'it' in order to get anything.
Why do you want to believe the lacrosse guys started the name calling?
A stripper can charge $200 for just showing up then gets a bunch of tips. She splits the fee with an agency then does her thing for an hour or more depending on the cash. It is possible for a girl to make up to a grand a night if she does a few parties. Tips do not get reported.
On 60 Minutes, the other stripper admitted to a national television audience that the guy called her the N word, but that it was after she called him "a little-dick white boy".