wiegie Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Report: All Charges Against Duke Lacrosse Players to Be Dropped SoonThursday , March 22, 2007 By Liza Porteus The remaining charges against three Duke University lacrosse players originally indicted for rape may be dropped sometime within the next few days, according to a report. Inside Lacrosse Magazine writer Paul Caulfield told FOX News on Thursday that several sources have revealed to him that the assault and attempted kidnapping charges still pending against Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden City, N.Y.; Dave Evans, 23, of Bethesda, Md.; and Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Falls, N.J., will soon be dropped. Caulfield said his sources include more than just attorneys for the defense. "There is no case here and they will be hearing a dismissal in the coming days," Caulfield told FOX News. Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong last year indicted the three former players with raping an exotic dancer hired to perform at an off-campus lacrosse party on March 13, 2006. The dancer, who is black, claimed that she was sexually assaulted in a bathroom in the house by three white lacrosse players. DNA was taken from all members of the university lacrosse team, except for the single black player on the team. DNA tests never conclusively proved that anyone on the team assaulted her. But DNA from other individuals was found in the accuser's underwear, among other places. The case caused a firestorm of racial tension in a community. Lacrosse coach Mike Pressler was essentially fired and last year's spring season was canceled, Seligmann and Finnerty were suspended (Evans had already graduated by the time the story came out), and Duke began a rigorous review of how alcohol on and around campus is treated. As the months went on, the story of the accuser — a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University — continued to change. When she acknowledged late last year that she could not be sure if she was actually raped, Nifong dropped the rape charges against the three players. The players had claimed their innocence all along, calling the charges "fantastic lies." Nifong is now facing ethics charges from the state bar association from, among other thing, concealing potentially exculpatory evidence that defense lawyers claim could have proved their clients' innocence. There have been rumors that the families of Finnerty, Seligmann and Evans may be considering civil lawsuits against Nifong, Duke or the state if it turns out the accuser's story doesn't pan out and Nifong is found to be guilty of mishandling the case. "This is something that will wait in the wings. Once the criminal case is dropped, we are going to see this and I believe we'll see it quite quickly," said Caulfield, a former prosecutor. June 12 is the date of the next scheduled hearing for Nifong. The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault investigation faces a June 12 trial date on ethics charges stemming from his handling of the highly publicized case. The North Carolina State Bar has charged Nifong with several violations of rules governing professional conduct, including withholding evidence from defense lawyers. He's also accused of lying to the court and to bar investigators, and making misleading and inflammatory comments about the players. Legal experts have said Nifong could be disbarred if he's convicted. While he said he's not sure if that will happen, Caulfield said he wouldn't be surprised if the district attorney is suspended from practicing. "We're going to see the tables turned on Mike Nifong in the media and in the courtroom because he still continues to defend his name," Caulfield said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) 1. Where is the apology from the VERY LIBERAL faculty who wanted these kids thrown out of school BEFORE the entire story was known, much less the benefit of a trial? I believe that at least professor QUIT her job even after it became pretty obvious that this case was a sham. 2. Where is the apology from Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who offered to pay that lying bi@tchs college tuition because she was black and accusing innocent white people of a crime? 3. Where is the apology from Squeegibo and the femi-nazi's calling for these kids heads? 4. Where is the apology from the white guilt ridden left wing fruitcake students who were protesting against these innocent men? 5. Where is the apology from the local "civil rights organizations" who made this thing into a race issue when it was yet another lie? Edited March 22, 2007 by spain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 1. Where is the apology from the VERY LIBERAL faculty who wanted these kids thrown out of school BEFORE the entire story was known, much less the benefit of a trial? I believe that at least professor QUIT her job even after it became pretty obvious that this case was a sham. 2. Where is the apology from Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who offered to pay that lying bi@tchs college tuition because she was black and accusing innocent white people of a crime? 3. Where is the apology from Squeegibo and the femi-nazi's calling for these kids heads? 4. Where is the apology from the white guilt ridden left wing fruitcake students who were protesting against these innocent men? 5. Where is the apology from the local "civil rights organizations" who made this thing into a race issue when it was yet another lie? the bleeding heart pos's will just move on to their next cause.....like burning us soldiers in effigy!!! makes me sick!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 bleeding heart Is it 1998? There should be an awful lot of apologies in this case. First and foremost, the drunken lying stripper should apologize to past and future rape victims for making it so much harder to win their cases. I hope she gets slapped with false reporting to the police, and that it gets a lot of media attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Is it 1998? There should be an awful lot of apologies in this case. First and foremost, the drunken lying stripper should apologize to past and future rape victims for making it so much harder to win their cases. I hope she gets slapped with false reporting to the police, and that it gets a lot of media attention. apologies!?!?!? fruck apologies!!! these poor kids lives were ruined by this.....she should be thrown in jail with nifruck....he should be sued as well. make him pay for the rest of his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) I hope she gets slapped with false reporting to the police I think almost every reasonable person hopes that legal action is taken against her. Apparently that Diktart moran reads about as well as he writes. Edited March 22, 2007 by bushwacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) 1. Where is the apology from the VERY LIBERAL faculty who wanted these kids thrown out of school BEFORE the entire story was known, much less the benefit of a trial? I believe that at least professor QUIT her job even after it became pretty obvious that this case was a sham. 2. Where is the apology from Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who offered to pay that lying bi@tchs college tuition because she was black and accusing innocent white people of a crime? 3. Where is the apology from Squeegibo and the femi-nazi's calling for these kids heads? 4. Where is the apology from the white guilt ridden left wing fruitcake students who were protesting against these innocent men? 5. Where is the apology from the local "civil rights organizations" who made this thing into a race issue when it was yet another lie? Where is the apology from you and the other anti-libertarian conservative Megan Foxes who made playing online poker illegal for free Americans? I am still waiting. Edited March 22, 2007 by skins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I think almost every reasonable person hopes that legal action is taken against her. Apparently that Diktart moran reads about as well as he writes. you had to edit a 2 liner??? go save a whale greenie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Where is the apology from you and the other anti-libertarian conervative Megan Foxes who made playing online poker illegal for free Americans? I am still waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 1. Where is the apology from the VERY LIBERAL faculty who wanted these kids thrown out of school BEFORE the entire story was known, much less the benefit of a trial? I believe that at least professor QUIT her job even after it became pretty obvious that this case was a sham. 2. Where is the apology from Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who offered to pay that lying bi@tchs college tuition because she was black and accusing innocent white people of a crime? 3. Where is the apology from Squeegibo and the femi-nazi's calling for these kids heads? 4. Where is the apology from the white guilt ridden left wing fruitcake students who were protesting against these innocent men? 5. Where is the apology from the local "civil rights organizations" who made this thing into a race issue when it was yet another lie? sorry about that. my bad. apologies!?!?!? fruck apologies!!! these poor kids lives were ruined by this.....she should be thrown in jail with nifruck....he should be sued as well. make him pay for the rest of his life. seems kind of sad that these kids, on average, have about 55 years left to live but now their lives are ruined. they can never recover from this. there is no hope for them. the humane thing to do for them would be assisted suicide. but the religious right would rather see these poor kids go through the motions of life for the next 55 years rather than let them die with dignity now. Where is the apology from you and the other anti-libertarian conservative Megan Foxes who made playing online poker illegal for free Americans? I am still waiting. once again, sorry. I'm f'n up all over the place it seems. sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 ESPN just announced that ABC is saying that all charges are going to be dropped in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (edited) ESPN just announced that ABC is saying that all charges are going to be dropped in this case. al sharpdick and jesse jackasss.....where are the apologies?!?!?!? Edited April 11, 2007 by dmarc117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 al sharpdick and jesse jackasss.....where are the apologies?!?!?!? Why do you care about an apology from those clowns? Will it change anything? The people who slurp up their blather will continue to do so whether they apologize or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Why do you care about an apology from those clowns? Will it change anything? The people who slurp up their blather will continue to do so whether they apologize or not. I can only assume you are refering to the mainstream liberal media and the Democratic National Committee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Why do you care about an apology from those clowns? Will it change anything? The people who slurp up their blather will continue to do so whether they apologize or not. what do you mean by 'the people'?!?!?!? that is a very racist statement!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I can only assume you are refering to the mainstream liberal media and the Democratic National Committee... No. I'm refering to people like you who wait with baited breath to jump up and down everytime one of those clowns picks up an "issue". That is just what they want you to do, as it draws more attention to them. Just because you hate online poker doesn't mean that you have to play along with al and jesse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 what do you mean by 'the people'?!?!?!? that is a very racist statement!!!! Would you prefer "the humans"? If so, I apologize to "people" everywhere. They must be very happy that you are championing their cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 1. Where is the apology from the VERY LIBERAL faculty who wanted these kids thrown out of school BEFORE the entire story was known, much less the benefit of a trial? I believe that at least professor QUIT her job even after it became pretty obvious that this case was a sham. 2. Where is the apology from Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who offered to pay that lying bi@tchs college tuition because she was black and accusing innocent white people of a crime? 3. Where is the apology from Squeegibo and the femi-nazi's calling for these kids heads? 4. Where is the apology from the white guilt ridden left wing fruitcake students who were protesting against these innocent men? 5. Where is the apology from the local "civil rights organizations" who made this thing into a race issue when it was yet another lie? As for #1, plenty on that team had done enough prior to this incident to get kicked out. In fact, when you combine their previous screw ups, I'm sure just having a keg party and hiring strippers was enough. The faculty had expressed as much long before this went down. Put yourself in their shoes. You've just written a very detailed ultimatum to the AD saying that the Lacrosse team is completely out of control and something needs to change right now. Next thing you know, a stripper hired to perform at a team function is accusing players of rape. Rape or no, it's pretty safe to say that your complaints fell on deaf ears. You'd be calling them spineless Rosie O'Donnell if they didn't put their foot down at some point and demand harsh punishment. As for #2, they need to get in line behind everyone else those two owe apologies to. As for #3 and #4, as soon as female members of my waitstaff who had to endure unwarranted crap from these guys at a party one of my restaurants hosted and friends of these same women who've allegedly endured worst at other events get apologies from the team for their past actions, maybe they'll reciprocate. Once again, I am not defending the actions of the DA's office or anyone who had the power and responsiblity to exercise due process. However, I've said it before and I'll say it again. If you play with fire, you'll get burned. If you continually flip the bird to the community you live in, don't expect everyone to rally around you when times get tough or give you the benefit of the doubt when someone accuses you of a crime. The court of public opinion is not going to look kindly upon a group who has shown absolutely no respect for the community. These kids have conducted themselves like complete thugs, cost local businesses a ton of money through vandalism and violent behavior and have created a campus environment where female students are scared shieghtless to alone with them. So save the violins for someone who deserves them. I pray for their own good that these kids aren't being emboldened by the misguided calls of "victim". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 No. I'm refering to people like you who wait with baited breath to jump up and down everytime one of those clowns picks up an "issue". That is just what they want you to do, as it draws more attention to them. Just because you hate online poker doesn't mean that you have to play along with al and jesse. I dont play along. But CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NY Times, all play along. I cant turn on the TV without seeing their old narly faces. And of course, they go completely unchallenged by the left wing media. The left loves these assholios. Do I need to remind you who were given prominent speaking positions at the last Democratic National Committee Convention? Yep, the Dems love these guys. So, dont act like people challenging them draw attention to their antics. The left puts them on display constantly and the rest of us are just trying to "keep it real". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I dont play along. But CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NY Times, all play along. I cant turn on the TV without seeing their old narly faces. And of course, they go completely unchallenged by the left wing media. The left loves these assholios. Do I need to remind you who were given prominent speaking positions at the last Democratic National Committee Convention? Yep, the Dems love these guys. So, dont act like people challenging them draw attention to their antics. The left puts them on display constantly and the rest of us are just trying to "keep it real". I am a bleeding heart liberal commie, and I hear about Jesse and Al from you far more than any other 3 sources combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy n Dirty Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I dont play along. But CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NY Times, all play along. I cant turn on the TV without seeing their old narly faces. And of course, they go completely unchallenged by the left wing media. The left loves these assholios. Do I need to remind you who were given prominent speaking positions at the last Democratic National Committee Convention? Yep, the Dems love these guys. So, dont act like people challenging them draw attention to their antics. The left puts them on display constantly and the rest of us are just trying to "keep it real". Not to mention that Sharpotn at least is kinda' nappy-headed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Not to mention that Sharpotn at least is kinda' nappy-headed. But not a ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I am a bleeding heart liberal commie, and I hear about Jesse and Al from you far more than any other 3 sources combined. Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I am a bleeding heart liberal commie, and I hear about Jesse and Al from you far more than any other 3 sources combined. liar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I am a bleeding heart liberal commie, and I hear about Jesse and Al from you far more than any other 3 sources combined. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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