Posted on 04/20/2007 10:39:04 PM PDT by river rat
(04/19/07 -- DURHAM) - A week after state Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges in the Duke Lacrosse case about a dozen people are protesting that decision.
Thursday morning they gathered outside the house on North Buchanan Street, where the infamous party took place, calling for justice. They say the Attorney General made the wrong decision.
On March 13, 2006 an exotic dancer accused three Duke Lacrosse players of kidnapping and raping her. All of those charges have been dropped citing insufficient evidence. AG Cooper said in a press conference last week the accuser could not identify the suspects, and changed her story.
Protestors believe the accuser was denied the right to have her case hear in court. "We want to make sure that the victim receives a fair hearing. We want to see justice prevail through a jury trial," one protestor said.
The group went on to say the focus was shifted away from the accuser to the way Mike Nifong handled the case. The group also said money played a big role in the case.
It would be really rich if the accuser was given a “fair hearing” and as a result, is charged with filing a false testimony and perjury!
Let me guess - thye are all Republicans, right?
The Democrats run the new era DNC plantation — but they’re so inept, inefficient and corrupt - they can’t raise a crop or make enough money to feed their new age “slaves” - so rich white Republican males get that task....through our taxes.
Semper Fi
In Durham? I know you are being asarcastic, but check these demographics.
White 85126 45.51%
Black or African American 81937 43.81%
Presidential politics: Durham County voted Democratic in the last two presidential elections.
According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 34,124 votes and Kerry received 72,986 votes.
In the November 2000 election, Durham County strongly supported Al Gore. Countywide, 30,150 people voted for Bush and 53,907 voted for Gore.
From Wikipedia...
Politics
Politically speaking, the area is predominantly Democratic. Durham politics are lively, visible, and often contentious, especially along racial and class lines. The shifting alliances of the area’s political action committees since the 1980s has led to a very active local political scene. Notable groups include the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, the Durham People’s Alliance, and the Friends of Durham. Compared to other similar sized Southern cities, Durham has larger than average population of middle class African-Americans and of college educated white liberals. Working together in coalition, these two groups have dominated city and county politics since the early 1980s.
Key political issues have been the redevelopment of Downtown Durham and poorer areas of the city, as well as growth and development on the suburban edges of the city. School system politics have been particularly divisive since the merger of the Durham City Schools and Durham County Schools in the early 1990s. Some political leaders have played off of long festering racial and socioeconomic issues, especially on the school board, which has been a locus of chronic contention and strife - by no means limited to racial issues.
BTW, Wikipedia discusses the Duke LAX case on the Durham page but neglects to mention that the charges have been dropped.
asarcastic should be sarcastic
Definitely time for bed.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.