Rant - Duke Rape Case

[Kiwon]

Report: All Charges Against Duke Lacrosse Players to Be Dropped Soon

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260426,00.html

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A black stripper accuses rich, white boys of rape.

On the basis on the accusation itself, not facts, these guys are immediately presumed guilty by a sizeable portion of the Duke faculty, 100% of the biased mainstream media and their lemming followers ALL THE WHILE that the obvious politically-motivated handling of the case by D.A. Mike Nifong is conspicuously ignored.

Now, apparently the charges, that never should have been brought, will be dropped.

So how do these men repair the damage done to their reputations in the press? Who will reimburse their families for over a year's worth of legal fees?

[Merlin]

I am sure their reputations are pretty much fubared. Suing the girl won't do any good by the sounds of it. Basically all they get is a "Whoops I am sorry". That's what happens when someone eager to get re-elected jumps the gun and the liberal media automatically becomes prosecutor, judge and jury. If it were me, I would sue the media, they got money right? There has to be some kind of defamation of character by at least one if not most media outlets.

[Harlan Huckleby]

i don't think much harm was done to the accused in this particular case.

Not sure if you remember this, but when the story broke, Jesse Jackson flew into town and offered to pay college tuition for the girl who was allegedly attacked. Pretty ridiculous.

All I ask for in these cases is people not takes sides before the facts are out.

[Freak Out]

Who are these guys? What were the names again? They'll be fine.

[Kiwon]

These guys were no angels, but they didn't deserve what they received and are the obvious victims in this case.

The worst case for me is the Richard Jewel case over the Olympic Bombings. He goes from hero to villian in 2 days, gets killed by the FBI and the press for years and DID NOTHING WRONG. In fact, he saved lives through his quick action.

Then he gets a letter from the FBI letting him know that he is no longer a suspect. No apology, just a letter.

I'm not sure but I think he still has a case pending against several defendents, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper. I don't think its been settled yet.

I can't imagine the nightmare of having the full weight of the US government AND the press bearing down on you - and you're an innocent man! Poor slob!

[red]

i don't know if its the "liberal" media as much as it is media in general jumping on this as fast as they can and trying to make something out of it when theres nothing there yet

why was this even natural news

women get rapped every day, yet 99% of them never get mentioned on national news

and who the hell cares about lacross?

even if the guys did do it, i don't see this as being national news

i also think the almost global hatred for everything duke had something to do with it. people were looking for a reason to dump on duke

[SkinBasket]

I raped a duke once. He sent a marquis to avenge his honor and I put it in him too. But he liked it.

[Freak Out]

I raped a duke once. He sent a marquis to avenge his honor and I put it in him too. But he liked it.

Lol....

[LEWCWA]

Get used to it! You get accused of anything its gonna cost you and well DA's don't necessarily worry about if your guilty just if they can win or not!

[mraynrand]

I raped a duke once. He sent a marquis to avenge his honor and I put it in him too. But he liked it.

It's like in the olden days, in the... days of France, when men would slap each other with their gloves... say, y'know..."D'Artagnan!"... y'know, "how dare you talk to me like that, you!," and... smack 'em! - Corky St. Clair

[swede]

I raped a duke once. He sent a marquis to avenge his honor and I put it in him too. But he liked it.

It's like in the olden days, in the... days of France, when men would slap each other with their gloves... say, y'know..."D'Artagnan!"... y'know, "how dare you talk to me like that, you!," and... smack 'em! - Corky St. Clair

Corky always did know how to talk to a Dumas.

[SkinBasket]

Rape is a serious matter and not to be joked about by downs syndrome attention seeking actors.

[red]

Rape is a serious matter and not to be joked about by downs syndrome attention seeking actors.

not that corkey

the waiting for guffman corkey, the flaming one

[Kiwon]

Hi, Crystal Gail Mangum. It's nice to finally see the face of the person who has done so much damage.

Now that the case is dropped there will be talk of "healing race relations, etc." and letting things fade away.

But if people are serious about "healing race relations" then they will prosecute this woman and send a message to all the other Tawana Brawley juniors that lies actually do damage to innocent people's lives and rape and racial attacks are not something to be falsely claimed without consequence.

She should be prosecuted. Nifong should be prosecuted. The disgusting liberal Duke faculty is too self-righteous to even feel shame. It's too bad their isn't a law against liberal idiocy. The same for the media and Sharpton Inc.,

[Kiwon]

"This afternoon, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced that he was dropping all charges against the men, saying that there was "no credible evidence" against the "innocent" trio.

Cooper said that, in fact, evidence gathered by investigators contradicted the accuser's claim, adding that the woman herself has "told many stories" that were themselves contradictory. Asked if she had lied about the attack, Cooper said that investigators think that she "may actually believe" the many different stories she has told.

As for charging Mangum in connection with her claims, Cooper said it was "not in the best interest of justice" to file charges against her. He then made reference to "sealed" records--which apparently regard her mental health--about the woman that convinced prosecutors not to pursue charges against her."
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Great. Nifong didn't have access to the same sealed records?

This case better become standard in every criminal justice textbook and the name Mike Nifong forever be tied to the crime of prosecutorial misconduct.