Posted on 04/18/2007 11:03:11 AM PDT by abb
A few months ago, former Duke University lacrosse captain David Evans was facing rape charges. He was shunned and taunted for his alleged role in a crime that North Carolina’s attorney general has declared never happened.
Now Evans has gained the trust of Morgan Stanley Chief Executive John Mack, a Duke alum and trustee (class of ‘68) who went to bat for Evans after serious questions were raised about the case against he and his two former teammates.
Evans now has landed one of the most prestigious jobs on Wall Street, Deal Journal has learned. Morgan Stanley has hired Evans, who graduated in May 2006, as part of its analyst program. Landing a plum job — which is paying well into the six-figure range these days — has to be a satisfying end to a bitter sequence of events for Evans since the rape allegations surfaced in March 2006.
The 24-year-old Maryland native had a job lined up at J.P. Morgan Chase’s investment bank that was rescinded in the wake of his May 2006 indictment, with the bank telling him it probably wasn’t the best time to be starting a new job. After he was cleared recently, J.P. Morgan came back to Evans and made a new offer, which he declined.
J.P. Morgan declined to comment. We’re trying to get comment from Evans and will post again if and when that happens.
But don’t expect his life to resume the course it was on any time soon. When asked by Leslie Stahl in a recent “60 Minutes” show whether the dismissal of the charges means the ordeal is over for him, Evans said, “I don’t think it really will ever be over … when I die, they’ll say ‘one of the three Duke lacrosse rape suspects died today...
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>>>They are not that. They made a very poor decision to hire those strippers and said awful things.<<<
Where is the evidence they hired the strippers and said awful things?
You don’t know me and it is considered FReeper manners to ping someone when talking about them.
What in the world does this have to do with my past? Or my sex life—I assume the comment to mean I must be a shriveled up old prude who hates sex.
So, are *you* completely without sin?
Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone.
That reminds me of what James Carville and Begala used to say when Clinton had his string of girlfriends.
Who in the world said I was without sin?
This is getting ridiculous. Did I somehow wander over to DU where you can’t say anything is wrong? Don’t we have standards? Just because we fail to live up to they way we should live, especially at college age, mean we should toss the standards?
That’s what liberals say about condom distribution in schools—you can’t judge the behvior. You can’t tell them not to have sex so give them condoms when they are 12.
I really did not think it was controversial to say that, as a society, we should not condone hiring or being a stripper.
Jack Kennedy was called a hero for getting his boat run over by an enemy ship.These young men, supported by their families, have endured tremendous pressure. The only way Nifong was likely to get off scot free from this caper was if they copped a plea to escape from that pressure. Pressure which included intimidating the cabbie who verified one of the men's alibi about going to the ATM.
I hope you never face the kind of pressure they were put under - but if you do, I guaran-double-tee that you will think you were a hero for getting through it.
Crytal’s McDonlads epitaph: “Serviced One Billion”
Sure, you're right. They shouldn't have hired strippers, but young people oftem make mistakes. I don't think the mere hiring of a stripper buys you a one way ticket to hell. You guys are a little rough!
Why irk you? I've already had one kid in college do some stupid stuff; she's a fine upstanding citizen now. (And none of her "stuff" were crimes, either.)
(S)he who is without sin..
They have shown grace under tremendous pressure. If you read what I wrote, I said that. In fact, I greatly admire the way that they and their families have undergone a tremendous trial. And I hope that Nifong never practices law again. What he did to these young men is absolutely unthinkable in a country like ours. That wasn’t the issue I was addressing at all. Before the now-proven-false allegations began, they were not acting in a way that speaks well of them. After the false allegations, they have been amazing. But again, that’s not what I was talking about. PA Mom is totally right on in everything she has said.
Anyone here say that?
I believe no one here has said more than it's bad behavior.
By your argument—that because what these boys did is legal I can’t say it’s wrong—does that mean we can’t say that homosexual sex and abortion is wrong?
After all, that’s being judgemental.
We’ve all seen Crystal. Those pants need to stay ON.
Of course these boys can grow up and mature. And I’m sure they will.
But why is it wrong to say that hiring strippers is wrong?
In one of my posts I specifically said I don’t think they are going to hell for this.
People are too blinded by the ideology surrounding the case. And it’s real. White males ARE the pariahs of our culture. But that doesn’t make hiring strippers a good, decent act.
I should just stop responding on a public forum if I don’t walk lock step with everyone else. No, hiring a stripper doesn’t give them a ticket to hell. Good thing, because I’ve sinned enough that I’d be with them. I know that. I’m only saying, obviously not very well, that their release from all charges—which was absolutely, 100% the right thing as these young men did not do anything of which they were accused—has made them into heroes of the sort that might lead one to believe that they were paragons of virtue. I understand that young people make a lot of mistakes—even we old foggies make more than our share! But they are not paragons of virtue. They made mistakes that had horrible consequences, however unjust. I teach my own daughter who is their age that her actions and decisions have consequences. It’s just a point that I’ve seen lost in the media coverage and I think it’s an important one. It’s a teaching moment for young people.
Nothing. Thank you. Hang in there.
Decisions have consequences. Right on!
That’s what I’m teaching my boys. I pray to God and anyone else who’ll listen they get it. ;)
Another reason to stand tough with standards is because all kids are going to push and test those standards. If they are solid, the mistakes won’t go as far. But if you lax up, they’ll tumble further.
Good judgment sometimes comes from making bad decisions, living, and you then determine you won’t do that again.
We all hope to teach our children from our mistakes but it doesn’t always work. Did you make any of the mistakes your parents warned you about.
Your assuming that good character and good judgement will always keep you safe. We don’t know all the details of party. Were all the LAX players told to come to the house for a party or were they told strippers were going to be there. There are too many unkonwns for people to make all these judgement calls.
Two players who were charged saw the strippers arrived and the two players decided to leave the party. I’m sure this is exactly what all parents would want their kids to do. If you go somewhere with your friends and are uncomfortable or don’t like what is happening, you leave. I don’t expect when my daughters go to college that they will never leave their room except to go to class and eat.
Wall street is currently outsourcing these jobs as fast as possible. A Jr. Analyst with a major firm starts at 50-60K and works 70+ hours a week. A jr. Analyst is a tough ride. He has tests still to pass and a lot to learn.
This information is poppycock.
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