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What do the Schiavo and Duke lacrosse cases have in common?
A rush to judgment! And once that judgment was made, it seems that some parties felt "that was their story and they were sticking to" no matter what evidence was provided that the original accusation and/or appearance might be defective and in error. To those sticking to it, it was as though the original suggestions were written in stone and all else was flimsy argument to be discarded without consideration. Why be bothered with what might be the truth?
In the Duke lacrosse case, the fact that the alleged victim was a female and African-American that fell victim to the white, rich, frat boys and that DNA would allegedly prove it, was played to the hilt.
In the Schiavo case, the suggestion that Terri Schiavo was brain dead and on life-support, giving the impression that she was merely being kept alive by machines, was played to the hilt.
A taxi driver came forward with an alibi for one of the accused in the Duke lacrosse case, but his word was dismissed in the eyes of those pushing to convict these young men? He must have had an agenda or been bought off or mistaken, I guess. He couldn't be right. However, other evidence verified the accused and the taxi driver had been/and were telling the "absolute" truth from the very beginning of the investigation. Why was the truth so readily ignored?
In the Schiavo documents, there are statements that Terri Schiavo was responsive and had chance to improve through therapy. There are documents that indicate that she did speak and that Michael even reported that she did. Yet, all this was dismissed and any suggestion of it came to be labeled the fantasy of the zealots, or like suggestions and like labeling of any that tried to bring it to the attention of the courts and public?
Like the taxi driver, any who could cast doubt were not taken seriously? ...........................................
What Do the Schiavo & Duke Lacrosse Cases Have in Common?
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