" Evans said at a news conference where the men and their families were greeted by prolonged applause. "
Is it me or did these kids still hire a stripper and are getting applauded by their community?
This kids, although possibly subjected to more scrutiny seeing as the case was so racially charged, still would not have been in the position they were if they just didnt put themselves in that position.
ALthough the stripper might have pulled the **** card on them, I still think that there is reprehensibility on their part for at least the fact that they put themselves in that situation.
As atheltes at a university such as Duke,, the kids should have known that their actions would be highly scrutinized and observed. They should have known better.
SOO in summation:
the kids shouldnt have put themselves in this position, however there are still many things which we dont know about this case. We talked at length about this case in my Torts class here at ONU law and all the media frenzied reports and CNN stories dont accurately depict what may have happened in the case.
the kids parents (Not to mention, DUKE!) held weight no doubt, and put significant pressure upon the state trying the case. These kids might well have been guilty, of what who knows, but my main point is that although "exonerated" from the cahrges, they still, in my opinion, participated in "rebrehensible" activity -- which i think was adequately rectified seeming the turmoil and headache they had to go through.
