Where’s the Outrage?

I’m not a lawyer. I don’t pretend to be one on TV but this Duke Rape case always smelled funky. There was always something not quite right. If Nifong was so wrong with how he handled the case why didn’t the State Attorney General step in. Why didn’t someone of authority step in and say, “Stop. Let’s think about this before we have another press release or news conference.”

In trauma, my job is to take chaos and force some order. In our system of checks and balances someone should have been able to restore some order before everything went so wrong for so many people.

Update: Another interesting perspective here.

Update II:  I had forgotten that the boys were suspended, if I’m not mistakened, from Duke.  The coach resigned.  CNN announced that Duke’s Board of Trustees and the 3 men that were suspended have reached a settlement.  The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.    Man, what a mess. 

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From CNN.com:

The prosecutor in the Duke University lacrosse team rape case was disbarred Saturday for unethical conduct, and the chairman of the disciplinary committee blamed “political ambition” for his downfall.

Earlier Saturday, the panel of the North Carolina State Bar concluded that Durham County, North Carolina, District Attorney Mike Nifong violated more than a dozen ethics rules in prosecuting the case against the now-exonerated players. (more…)

 

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