tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post4281125234686540928..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Civil Suit Settlementkcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-63299896854646588192014-05-19T16:43:21.248-04:002014-05-19T16:43:21.248-04:00The mills of the gods grind slowly, but not always...The mills of the gods grind slowly, but not always exceedingly fine: only a grudging admission of possible dereliction of duty, eight years after the fact.<br /><br />See Wikipedia for the following and additional detail.<br /><br />In March 2006 Crystal Gail Mangum, an African American student at North Carolina Central University who worked as a stripper, dancer and escort, falsely accused three white students, members of the Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse team, of raping her at a party held at the house of two of the team's captains in Durham, North Carolina on March 13, 2006.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-60023246963736180772014-05-19T15:45:31.248-04:002014-05-19T15:45:31.248-04:00The Duke students should know that the Southern st...The Duke students should know that the Southern style is to be extremely narrow-minded, extremely aggressive, and to never apologize when errors are made. African-Americans are still waiting for an apology for slavery and segregation, but such apologies will never be forth-coming from the South. It is unfortunate that Sherman did not burn Durham, NC when he had the chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-23844834513600809622014-05-18T13:27:42.708-04:002014-05-18T13:27:42.708-04:00Durham's leaders remind me of corporations whi...Durham's leaders remind me of corporations which pay fines but admit nothing. Robert Steel's willingness to sacrifice individuals for the good of the organization also seems to have come out of a corporate mentality. I don't have anything against corporations per se, but I see no reason for universities an role models for every behavior.Chris Halkideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933976220776524122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-6006937599760019572014-05-17T19:32:04.887-04:002014-05-17T19:32:04.887-04:00To the 1.48:
Yes: Math prof Arlie Petters was the...To the 1.48:<br /><br />Yes: Math prof Arlie Petters was the sole Group member to apologize and not subsequently retract the apology--and, as you say, the apology was tepid. (He gave a statement about how he generally wouldn't want to do anything that would upset students.)kcjohnson9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-14780354067698405942014-05-17T13:48:22.823-04:002014-05-17T13:48:22.823-04:00Perhaps, Professor Johnson can clarify this, but I...Perhaps, Professor Johnson can clarify this, but I think I remember one lone member of the Gang of 88 making some sort of apology, perhaps a very tepid one. I don't remember the name nor the Department. I half-heartedly tried to google such an event but came up with nothing. Maybe I dreamed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-71176737094096824862014-05-17T00:42:15.995-04:002014-05-17T00:42:15.995-04:00I will never understand how David Addison, Mike Ni...I will never understand how David Addison, Mike Nifong, Brian Meehan, 88 Duke University Professors, and so many others who made grave errors and harmed innocent people can continue on with their lives without seeking out David Evans, Reid Seligman, Colin Finnerty, and the rest of the Duke lacrosse team to apologize personally.<br /><br />If I had done the things Addison did I would not be able to sleep at night without admitting my mistake and apologizing. It's a sad sad commentary on him and so many others who cannot simply say, "I was wrong. I made some mistakes. I am sorry. Please forgive me." <br /><br />I can understand everything about the case except this one issue. I'll never be able to understand how none of the people in this case have apologized. Not one of the 88....really amazing. Mike Leehttp://nanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-54691550305535371152014-05-16T15:15:08.851-04:002014-05-16T15:15:08.851-04:00Legal fees paid or are the players eating tose?Legal fees paid or are the players eating tose?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-77397821774482919372014-05-16T15:01:36.215-04:002014-05-16T15:01:36.215-04:00In last Friday's "Cohan's Greatest Hi...In last Friday's "<a href="http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/2014/05/cohans-greatest-hits.html" rel="nofollow">Cohan's Greatest Hits</a>" post by KCJ, I commented on Cohan's dismissing those with a differing opinions as <i>haters</i>. I listed "some behaviors that I hate. For starters, how about a prosecutor: making ethically improper public statements, over a period of several months; improperly withholding exculpatory DNA evidence; lying to a judge in open court."<br /><br />Well, you can add to the list of "some behaviors that I hate" the 7 instances of DPD misconduct listed above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-55917438162288578352014-05-16T14:44:58.599-04:002014-05-16T14:44:58.599-04:00Being Durham means never having to say you're ...Being Durham means never having to say you're sorry...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-15459247188557559532014-05-16T14:28:55.701-04:002014-05-16T14:28:55.701-04:00Wonderland ReduxWonderland Reduxskwillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216150339054413310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-78235473182091435682014-05-16T13:20:09.063-04:002014-05-16T13:20:09.063-04:00As Dickens once pointed out, the law is an ass.As Dickens once pointed out, the law is an ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-29122055330524073072014-05-16T13:12:02.697-04:002014-05-16T13:12:02.697-04:00And so, the citizens of Durham live on in the j...And so, the citizens of Durham live on in the justice-challenged Durham court system.<br /><br />Not to beat too hard on a dead but rather obvious horse (yes, we are mixing metaphors), but the losers are those most afflicted by injustice in Durham. That is to say, blacks and those without the resources to defend themselves from a rogue state.<br /><br />As Stuart Taylor has pointed out elsewhere, this is the true tragedy of the Rape Hoax. The missed opportunities.<br /><br />Jim Peterson Jim In San Diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959286127760699852noreply@blogger.com