They got paid so that makes the rest of these points acceptable?
- They forever remain on the sex offenders registry list, despite having been found not guilty.
- Ever stopped to think that some of them may have loved the game of lacrosse and wanted to play? That they may have wanted to play professional lacrosse? They were stripped of their right to play the game over a lie
- What was the damage done to the lacrosse program that had to shut down? To recruiting at Duke? To the conference?
- How many taxpayer dollars were used to try a case that never should have gone to court?
A lot of lives, business and programs were affected.
Her false accusations had wide ranging, damaging ramifications.
Your view is very myopic.
My view is myopic? Please, don't use that term and then put statements in your post that aren't based on fact. Near-sighted indeed.
Ok, I'm not sure where you are getting facts on this case, and I will be the first to say it was a bullshit case, but my point is that they proclaimed innocence and guess what......they were found innocent. They are not on a sex offender registry, all charges were dropped and the prosecutor, Mike Nifong, was found in contempt of court for false statements and fraud. He was also disbarred. The case was dropped fairly quickly. It was a shame they didn't press charges against Mangum, they should have, but her dumb *** is in jail rotting now because she killed her boyfriend. The boys that were accused left Duke, which is another shame but to act like they never played again is false. Two of them in fact played Lacrosse for other schools and one went to a championship or tournament the other led his team in scoring. The third one just went to another university. They settled with Duke for an undisclosed amount. The main fallout occurred when Jesse Jackson got involved and tried to create a racism issue. When they were found innocent he tucked tail and ran. He's a piece of **** for never admitting to being wrong or apologizing. The Lacrosse coach was forced out of his job by co-workers and he also received a settlement from Duke for this. Two other players were given failing grades from a certain professor, and were also awarded settlements due to this and the professor was removed. The season was suspended, unfortunately, but the program wasn't shut down indefinitely. Not sure, where you are getting your facts from, but I'm from NC and this case was all over the news here, and with lots and lots of detail. Watching Mike Nifong have to claim bankruptcy due to not being able to practice was awesome.
There was fallout from this and it is a shame that they were falsely accused. I never stated it doesn't happen, it does. My point is that they were innocent and found to be innocent. These other people that are being accused now are not denying, and some are floundering with their "memories" of the situations or are just stepping down and walking away. Why? Because they did that ****, that is why and they know it, and they know it can be proved. Why wouldn't they fight if they were innocent.
I guess I'm struggling with the constant pointing out in this thread of exceptions, or small minority of people that are ******** and lie and drop false accusations for gain. They are in a minority, but why should those that are being truthful and bringing it out in the open not do so. People in general can be liars, but those liars shouldn't be the reason the truth gets squashed. **** people who lie, and **** people who use their power to intimidate and make others feel powerless. Neither is right.
