Charges Dropped Against Duke Lacrosse Players

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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    dkst0426 wrote:
    Mike Pressler RESIGNED on his own. Brodhead came out in SUPPORT of him while promising a deeper look into the partying culture when this whole sorry thing started to unfold.

    And Rumsfled resigned on his own accord while W wanted him to stay on....

    C'mon.
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  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    Why didn't they drop the rest of the charges? It seems to me there must be at least some merit to them.

    I think it's pretty obvious that they were involved in some sort of incident that wasn't very good or wholesome.
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  • dkst0426
    dkst0426 Posts: 523
    C'mon......does it change the fact of what happened?
  • dkst0426
    dkst0426 Posts: 523
    know1 wrote:
    I think it's pretty obvious that they were involved in some sort of incident that wasn't very good or wholesome.
    Buzz going around this area:

    She wasn't just a stripper, and when she showed up at the party, she realized she may have bitten off more than she could chew.

    Not to mention the race dynamic at work here.
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    dkst0426 wrote:
    Buzz going around this area:

    She wasn't just a stripper, and when she showed up at the party, she realized she may have bitten off more than she could chew.

    Not to mention the race dynamic at work here.

    So in other words, these guys were intentionally hiring a prostitute.
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  • cincybearcat
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    know1 wrote:
    So in other words, these guys were intentionally hiring a prostitute.


    What's wrong with that? ;)
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  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    cincybearcat wrote:
    What's wrong with that? ;)

    ;)

    I guess what's wrong with it is that it's illegal. My point is they could have just as easily been arrested for solicitation. Maybe it's not as bad from a punishment standpoint, but it's debatable that the woman was the one ruining their lives.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    know1 wrote:
    ;)

    I guess what's wrong with it is that it's illegal. My point is they could have just as easily been arrested for solicitation. Maybe it's not as bad from a punishment standpoint, but it's debatable that the woman was the one ruining their lives.

    Ummm...just a little bit different...

    Soliciating a prostitute vs rape....hmmm...I'm betting 1 has a far bigger impact on the rest of your life than the other.

    Wanna guess?

    By your same logic, if she was just a stripper and the kids did beat and rape her, the kids wouldn't have been the ones ruining her life, right?

    Sure, you put yourself in compromising postions and assume some risk...but not as much as you seem to apply. That's what I think anyhow.
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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    I feel bad for their coach. He did nothing, was forced to resign, lost all his income for the year just so a pompous jerk could get re-elected.

    Other than that the entire situation is wierd. I don't want to crap on the woman who it seems is already gum on the proverbial shoe and I don't want to crap on those guys either. I hope in the future they use better judgement, and the duke intellectual community and the Durham community will learn to wait before they get on their moral high horse and kill athletes simply because they are biased against them.

    The entire story is bizzare and sad.
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  • know1
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    cincybearcat wrote:
    Ummm...just a little bit different...

    Soliciating a prostitute vs rape....hmmm...I'm betting 1 has a far bigger impact on the rest of your life than the other.

    Wanna guess?

    By your same logic, if she was just a stripper and the kids did beat and rape her, the kids wouldn't have been the ones ruining her life, right?

    Sure, you put yourself in compromising postions and assume some risk...but not as much as you seem to apply. That's what I think anyhow.

    If she was just a stripper and they didn't do anything that was alleged, then I would agree they weren't ruining their own lives.

    But...if they were soliciting prostitution and were charged as such (and apparently they're lucky they weren't) then they would have that on their records for life.
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  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    Taft wrote:
    AWESOME news...I hope that girl rots in hell, the fact that the "kidnapping" and sexual assault charges remain is a miscarriage of justice. Nifong needs to wake up and gain a conscience.

    the rape charge was dropped...the other charges remain.
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  • azwyldcats
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  • miller8966
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    imo this is just the case of a black woman trying to use the race card to get some money out of well to do rich kids.
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  • know1
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    azwyldcats wrote:
    Know1 knows sh*t!

    Welcome to the discussion!
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  • The Illinoisemakers
    The Illinoisemakers Posts: 461
    miller8966 wrote:
    imo this is just the case of a black woman trying to use the race card to get some money out of well to do rich kids.

    Maybe, but it seems more likely that she was embarrassed and not in a sober state of mind when she made her intial allegation. Now as time has passed and her story is put under the microscope it has just unrevealed. The accused couldn't have asked for a better christmas present then to have those charges dropped.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    The Illinoisemakers wrote:
    The accused couldn't have asked for a better christmas present then to have those charges dropped.

    How about a time machine to make the false accusation never happen? That'd be a lot better.
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  • The Illinoisemakers
    The Illinoisemakers Posts: 461
    cincybearcat wrote:
    How about a time machine to make the false accusation never happen? That'd be a lot better.

    Yeah, that was probably the first thing on their lists, but I'm sure they will be happy with what they got.
  • Taft
    Taft Posts: 457
    know1 wrote:
    So in other words, these guys were intentionally hiring a prostitute.

    How do you know this? Were you there?
  • Taft
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    dkst0426 wrote:
    Mike Pressler RESIGNED on his own. Brodhead came out in SUPPORT of him while promising a deeper look into the partying culture when this whole sorry thing started to unfold.

    Brodhead has been wholly unsupportive of the lacrosse team and their coach since the beginning of this case, all in an effort to protect the Duke brand name. Today was the first time he showed legitimate support for them.
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    Taft wrote:
    How do you know this? Were you there?

    Umm...I was basing that on another comment and essentially asking a question. I wasn't claiming to know anything. This poster said the stripper was more than a stripper and bit off more than she could chew so that tells me they were soliciting.
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