Leading off- this case is important for two reasons.
1- In this country, men are assumed guilty of violence against women until proven innocent. Congress supplies truck loads of money to women’s organizations to perpetuate this type of discrimination.
2- False accusations against men have no repercussions except to smear the reports of legitimate victims. Statistics show that over 50% of allegations are completely bogus. Fraudulent cases need to face prosecution.
This story deserves the media spotlight it is getting. It’s unfortunate to actual rape victims, but the backlash is that every legitimate rape victim is going to be more and more suspect of crying wolf.
Why this is looking more bogus every minute:
The entire team (minus the black dude) are suspects- in other words between the two strippers, neither has any clue what the assailants look like other than being white and male. Short, tall, fat, skinny, blonde, dark hair…nothing. Y’all look alike to me.
Next in any group of males that size there are no doubt 5 individuals (at least) who are likely to be bad characters. These are not unlike the usual idiots at any college party who start picking fights around midnight. I reference the moron with the Silence of the Lambs style email as exhibit A. Similarly there would also be 5 Duddly-Do-rights who would under no circumstances allow such a crime to continue or allow the entire team to be dragged through the mud to protect such idiots and undeniable criminal behavior. Could the entire team, including the Do-rights be that cohesive and show that level of loyalty? In other words, Semper Fi for a criminal at the snob school?
Impossible? No.
Likely? Like me winning the lottery.
Aside from showing up to the party wasted, the two strippers “feared for their safety” after being called racial slurs. Out of “fear” they decided to leave but were “coaxed” back into the house. Then, after previously being afraid for their safety, the strippers assert they separated (not forcefully separated) for more than a half an hour at the party. Even without the racial slurs, this behavior doesn’t add up.
The DNA clearance was a real crusher here as well. An act of passion now goes into CSI mode to prove the drunken micro gang rape in the closet all wore condoms and then did a clean up to remove any bio evidence at all.
According to defense attorneys, photos taken by the players are emerging indicating the stripper was not only drunk, but was also “damaged goods” when she got to the party. If true, this doesn’t bode well at all for the prosecution or the accuser. Not to mention…“ewww” and “bleck”
Leaving aside the chaotic history this woman brings with her (after all, being a criminal doesn’t disqualify you from being a rape victim- just visit a men’s prison) the prosecution must show some proof a crime actually occurred at the party. Ultimately defense attorneys will start forcing the prosecution to face hard questions about the time line and facts in this case. I don’t doubt that justice will prevail and may I win the lottery if a rape actually occurred, because it sure isn’t shaping up that way.
From a men’s rights perspective, guilty or innocent this story definitely depicts the discrimination men face when it comes to accusations of violence. The Duke team was guilty until proven innocent. My sympathy to actual victims of rape. May you have the courage to start asking for prosecution against the frauds who abuse the serious nature of this crime for whatever grotesque advantage they might glean from it.
In other news, Duke Lacrosse shirts are said to be selling out daily. I guess the public understands the concept of DNA as having more credibility than the stripper. Suffice to say that if a crime did occur- I make no excuse for them and I would want that crime prosecuted- along with any conspirator for hiding it.
UPDATE II-
The nation's most notorious racist made this offer to the stripper. "The Reverend Jesse Jackson says his Rainbow/Push Coalition will pay the college tuition for a black stripper who has made rape allegations against white members of the Duke University lacrosse team. And the offer stands even if it turns out she fabricated her story."
2 comments:
The problem in this country is that everyone wants everything to be black or white, all right or all wrong, red or blue.
Perhaps both parties are lying a little bit. Or someone is lying a lot and the others are lying a little. I find both versions of what happened, hers and theirs, hard to believe. As for who to believe, both parties have proven they are not saints. And the players are admitted liars about 1. Who they were (when making request for dancers. They used names of baseball team members, which when you think about it, is pretty low. They also lied about nature of the party. Must be pros at this because they knew how to pull it off. They also had 5 police calls to that house in 6 monhts. The woman took off with the car of one of her customers and tried to run over a cop (this is what I read, I don't know if that is how it was presented in court or if she were charged. Seems to me if you try to kill a cop, you get serious jail time. So I doubt that's what happened.)
First, I find it odd that if she lost her finger nails in a fight, there would not be DNA. Equally odd was that there was NO DNA and NO evidence of sex with anybody recently, and she has a boyfriend. This means, she's not the hooker that people are suggesting.
I find the 911 call strange. I also find it disturbing that several players were taking pictures of a passed out woman. Did they drug her? And if she was so intoxicated, how did she leave the place?
Then there are the racial slurs. Why ask for black strippers if you are going to shout racial slurs. Was this part of the plan.
There is evidence, from a neighbor, who said he saw the women leave and one guy come after her. The guys say the women left and that was it. Did one of them really try to talk her into coming back? If so, why?
I have three theories
1. They show up, guys are out of controll (40 young guys, some teens and half naked women. C'mon). Women feel scared, decide, let's go. Guys get rude, humiliate women. The one gets angry, gets into it with a couple of them, they maybe demean her, possibly even kick her. She leaves angry (no rape), but decides she's going to get back at them.
2. Woman shows up, is totally drunk, doesn't want to stay. Leaves after guys start getting crazy. Is too drunk to remember her stuff. later figures she left it, embarassed about passing out, accusses them of rape.
3. First part happens like she said it does. She is raped, but with a broom, which would leave vaginal injury, but no DNA (which would explain why DA so sure something happened). Only 2 or 3 guys do the deed. Big party so crazy, others don't really know what's going on. They finish their deed, she runs out of there, leaving her things. She is so tramatiazed, she passes out. Is later seen screaming in hospital (nurse's account in news report).
I don't know what happened. But folks who think they have all facts are wrong.
Geez, Andy. Wish you were black. I am waiting for black folk to call out one of their own, like you did with your "The nation's most notorious racist" comment.
I been sayin' that all along, but have no cred.
And still waiting for the persecutor (sic) to tell us why he is still all over this like stink on sheyt, when the DNA says no. He says he has "other stuff", but won't show it.
Ah, but the damage has been done, now, hasn't it. Guilty until proven innocent, indeed.
The Geezer
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