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Comment by chess (Guest)

chess (Guest) — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:42:57 +0000

http://www.nbc17.com/news/8602612/detail.html

Wow! Did you see this?

DNA Tests Clear Duke Lacrosse Players In Rape Case

POSTED: 5:43 pm EDT April 10, 2006
UPDATED: 6:41 pm EDT April 10, 2006

DURHAM, N.C. -- DNA test results released Monday cleared members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team in an alleged rape of an exotic dancer at a party last month.

Comment by chess (Guest)

chess (Guest) — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:02:36 +0000

Actually, the Lacrosse team's attorney is denying whether the dancer(s) was raped.

I do not live in the Raleigh/Durham area and feel "facts" should come forward before we make public judgements.

I know a few things:

1. At the party something happened
2. A coach resigned
3. Duke and Durham are getting publicity they do not want

If the Duke students with to expel the lacrosse players for failing to live up to the honor code (underaged drinking, failing to live a moral life, or poorly representing the "spirit" of the student body(hiring a stripper)), I do feel they have grounds.

As for suggested criminal act, why judge this quickly? We do have a system that will ensure all parties get heard.

http://www.wral.com/news/8516436/detail.html

Comment by Lastewie (Guest)

Lastewie (Guest) — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:23:18 +0000

yeah, not ranting AT you, btw.
Check this out:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0405061duke1.html

Comment by Lastewie (Guest)

Lastewie (Guest) — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:58:19 +0000

And also with the Duke thing, nobody is denying that the woman WAS raped, both vaginally and anally, if that's what they mean by "sodomy," as well as strangled. I'm a woman who knows that sexual violence is about VIOLENCE, and in this case, like most, I bet, it's about power. So there are a lot of issues tied up there. Racism, sexism, classism, durhamism... God this situation makes me more and more pissed every day.

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Ken — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:58:23 +0000

Stuff going on around here...