Ask the LAX Duke Team, there that night. Their stories pan out with time-line and evidence, pics, cab drivers, witnesses, atm surveillance cameras/recipt. Her's never did.
That distinguished group of scholars may have had other methods of play in mind
Very soon after the "recent unpleasantness", a bunch of we, ad hominemed as "hooligans" by the academic elite of 88 at Duke, pulled up dimensions of the house the alleged rape/sodomy/mouth rape/choking went on. The wee size of the bathroom (location of alleged abuse) would make potty training of a tot a difficult task.
And we "hooligans" knew some in the media were watching the evidence and facts we brought to bear on this case; and yet, they remained in denial. Were they fearful of "Shabazz"-type riots at the workplace? Fearful of knife-wielding and oral-sniping abusive feminists should evidence/facts be printed in a newspaper?
And the print media, including the "visual media", cannot yet understand why their ratings plummet?
They can be activists for minorities, for women, for Democrats, for liberals -- somehow this secular humanities agenda is okay and probably because it's massively promoted in all institutes of public education.
But simple facts? Dimensions of the bathroom? Photos? Suddenly declared OFF-LIMITS IN THE "NAME OF SOCIAL JUSTICE."
"Social Justice" has been clearly shown -- to the US and the world - that Social Justice is a lie created by socialists, for socialists, and against anyone who isn't one of their own.
Their words about "loving" diversity have been shown as a lie. And "multi-culturalism"? Duke University showed itself as giving lip-service to; but denying fairness to three young men -- in the name of "social justice" and fear of "social justice lawsuiting".
Egads, we went digging through cyber graveyards pulling up data. We dug through financial records. We perservered and bore through every single newer liar and lie, and aspersion-casting by Socialists.
This declaration of innocence yesterday by Attorney Cooper, wasn't just a win for three wrongly accused young men; but it was a victory for simple people like me who uphold justice; not as a quota'd, partisan "tool" for political advancements.
The real racists were those who activized, sans or even with the facts and evidence FOR a black woman, because she was "black."
The real hateful sexists were those who activized, sans or even with the facts and evidence for a woman, because she was a "woman".
The real hateful class warfare mongers were those who activized, sans or even with the facts and evidence for a "poverty" figure, because she was "poor".
Not a single one of these gave a damned about Crystal, the human. But only that she was useful for their OWN ideologies and "truth to power" schematics and master agenda.
I don't think it gets a whole lot more hateful than this. They were hateful to Crystal. Not helpful.
Her family, OTOH, did what families do in such a circumstance -- they stood by her.
But those who encouraged the lens of sex, skin color, money to be the larger focus in this case -- need to look in the mirror and face their own hate. It was they who depersonalized Crystal. Just as Crystal did to three innocent men at Duke.
Great post, alia. Thanks for it.