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THE Duke Lacrosse Case, The Voters And The 2016 Election

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THE Duke Lacrosse Case, The Voters And The 2016 Election

One of the few Duke undergraduates to protest the prosecution of the Duke lacrosse players was Stephen Miller of the class of 2007. Miller wrote multiple articles for the Duke Chronicle and spoke on multiple news programs criticizing the prosecutor and Duke administrators. After graduating in 2007 Miller worked for Republicans on Capitol Hill and in 2015 he worked for Trump’s campaign and has been the speechwriter for Trump’s major speeches. washingtonexaminer.com

‘When our peers are accused of heinous acts, we should be the first to demand they be given the presumption of innocence-their immutable right. Instead, from the first day, many immediately presumed the lacrosse players’ guilt and called for their punishment. Sadly, I imagine many will continue to do so.’  Stephen Miller’s 2006 piece in the Duke Chronicle

 

10 years later, the legacy of the Duke lacrosse scandal

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10 years later, the legacy of the Duke lacrosse scandal

The Duke lacrosse case reminds us that false accusations of sex crimes do happen and that the wrongly accused are the real victims — even when affluent, white and male. Perhaps, in honor of the anniversary, journalists should be made to write “presumption of innocence” on the blackboard 500 times. It looks like they can use the exercise.

newsday.com  By Cathy Young

Duke Lacrosse Case Shows Importance of Unbiased Coverage of UT Lawsuit

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Duke Lacrosse Case Shows Importance of Unbiased Coverage of UT Lawsuit

 I’ve been on a crusade criticizing The Tennessean newspaper for its biased and irresponsible coverage of the University of Tennessee sexual assault lawsuit… they have been going beyond simply reporting the plaintiff’s perspective to publishing articles written in an attempt to paint UT, and specifically its athletic department, as a depraved and toxic place. Tennessean news director openly admitted that the publication has an agenda. They believe UT is guilty. The primary problem with this belief is that the accusations in the lawsuit have not yet been proven to be true. And nothing proves the importance of waiting to form an opinion until after all of the facts have been presented more than the sexual assault case brought against the Duke lacrosse team in 2006.

sportsradioknoxville.com   By Charlie Burris

City of Durham settles long-running lawsuit with former Duke lacrosse players

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City of Durham settles long-running lawsuit with former Duke lacrosse players

“We’re gratified to have it behind us and that once again the innocence of the boys, the young men now, has been reaffirmed,”…Three Duke University lacrosse players and the City of Durham settled a long-running lawsuit Friday, closing another chapter in a case that exposed flaws in the Durham justice system and ended a district attorney’s legal career.

charlotteobserver.com  By Anne Blythe

DUKE. ESPN To Air 30 for 30 “Fantastic Lies” on Duke Lacrosse Team

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DUKE. ESPN To Air 30 for 30 “Fantastic Lies” on Duke Lacrosse Team

The case began as a crusade against everything that was wrong with racial and sexual tension at southern universities and athletic programs and many in the media took up the torch against Duke’s lacrosse players. They were vilified nationally for months. In the end, they were found to be completely innocent and were vindicated despite the fact that their lives had been ruined.

thebiglead.com

ESPN to air documentary on Duke lacrosse rape hoax

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ESPN to air documentary on Duke lacrosse rape hoax

“The stunning things about the Duke lacrosse rape fraud were not merely that a dishonest, politically motivated DA and a rogue cop almost succeeded in framing totally innocent young men as perpetrators of a fabricated gang rape, but mainly the disgraceful conduct of more than 100 Duke professors and administrators and most of the national and local news media,”

washingtonexaminer.com By Ashe Schow

SEPT. is False Allegation Month: Spotlight on DUKE’s Disgraceful Conduct Towards Males

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SEPT. is False Allegation Month: Spotlight on DUKE’s Disgraceful Conduct Towards Males

September is false allegation month. SOS is focusing on the awful actions of Duke’s professors and administrators when a male student(s) is accused of sex assault.

Regarding the false accusation against the three innocent Duke lacrosse males in 2006: Ashe Schow said it best. “The stunning things about the Duke lacrosse rape fraud were not merely that a dishonest, politically motivated DA and a rogue cop almost succeeded in framing totally innocent young men as perpetrators of a fabricated gang rape, but mainly the disgraceful conduct of more than 100 Duke professors and administrators and most of the national and local news media”  Regarding a false accusation against Ciaran McKenna in 2016. Ciaran said it best when he recently talked about his long emotional, fight to clear his name. If you recall, Ciaran was 17 years old when he flew from Glasgow, Scotland to attend Duke. He was popular and an accomplished athlete. He and another female had a consenting hook up, but afterwards, the girl falsely accused Ciaran of sex assault for which Duke suspended Ciaran for two years. Ciaran then launched a civil suit against the school which was recently settled out of court. Although the sum hasn’t been disclosed, Mr McKenna announced he will be donating a six-figure sum to the Duke Wrongful Convictions Clinic.

READ SOS’s Duke lacrosse articles       READ SOS’s Ciaran’s articles

SURVEY: Co-eds More Likely to Get Raped at Duke Than in Nation’s Most Crime Ridden City

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SURVEY: Co-eds More Likely to Get Raped at Duke Than in Nation’s Most Crime Ridden City

A recently released Duke University sexual assault survey suggests female students at the prestigious university are raped at a higher rate than in America’s most dangerous city. U.S. News & World Report lists Duke as having 6,639 undergraduate students. That would mean approximately 520 undergraduate female students can say they have been raped since enrolling. America’s most dangerous city St. Louis, which has a population of more than 300,000, had 551 rapes reported in 2015 and 2016… Duke’s survey defines sexual assault as “any unwanted, nonconsensual sexual contact” and includes both sexual battery and rape in the definition which also combines unwanted touching and forced sexual assault “as if the severity of the offenses were the same.” [At some point parents will wake up and stop sending their sons to Duke.-SOS]

thecollegefix.com By Nathan Rubbelke  10 Years Later The legacy of the Duke Lacrosse Scandal

All Charges Dropped in Duke Case

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All Charges Dropped in Duke Case

“We are just as innocent today as we were back then”…North Carolina’s attorney general declared three former Duke University lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a stripper innocent of all charges…”The Duke lacrosse case has shown that our society has lost sight of the most fundamental principle of our legal system: the presumption of innocence.”

www.nytimes.com

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