Naturally, the men (they are not boys) should not be wrongfully accused. Naturally, Nifong should be disbarred, sued, and charged with a crime if NC statutes allow.
But I find the impassioned defense of the "boys" on this board to be a little disturbing.
My grandma taught me long before I was old enough to be hiring cheap strippers that if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
People, even Duke University students, are responsible for what they do. These men acted like pigs, and wound up covered with sh*t.
That lesson may be worth more than all the tuition they paid to Duke. I hope so.
Do you think there is a fraternity house in this country that has never had strippers come in and perform?
Sigh...I guess the only right thing to do is to step aside, shut up and allow Nifong to sent these young men to state prison for a crime they did not commit for what could be the rest of their lives (Rich, white elite would be targeted from the get-go)
I must have the only boys* in the nation (besides the Duke lacrosse team) that have made judgement calls, not to mention who would not walk away from a strip show.
Do I excuse underaged drinking? No
Have I taught my boys women are not objects? Yes
Would I approve or excuse them going to a strip bar, hiring strippers, etc No
Would I read them the riot act for putting themselves in this situation? Damned straight. I am their worst nightmare.
What does that have to do with defending them against nifong's actions?
*I say "boys" because I refer to my sons as boys (29, 25 and 15). Why just this Christmas when all were here I did not say "Men you are cleaning the kitchen." I said "Boys, you are cleaning the kitchen" And the boys cleaned the kitchen. But that is neither nere nor there
You are right. This certainly is one of many lesson to be learned from this case. Getting involved with strippers is sleazy and stupid and can lead to bad trouble considering that many strippers reportedly have serious mental issues and are linked to criminals such as the Russian Mafia.