Three unindicted lacrosse players going after Duke

I was reading along and found this little article

Someone's going to pay...

Duke's response as in the article:

"(T)his suit is misdirected against the university. Duke University reasonably relied on the statements of a prosecutor whose path of destruction could be stopped only by the North Carolina Attorney General," David Jarmul, a Duke spokesman, said in the statement. "Duke made some mistakes when the allegations first surfaced in the spring of 2006. The cause of any harm felt by the players, however, clearly lies with parties other than Duke."

First off, you had a dean which told players to (paraphrase): cooperate with police and not get lawyers involved. You had a president in Brodhead who refused to meet with the players and their families. They might be able to hide behind the "Duke University reasonably relied on the statements of a prosecutor whose path of destruction could be stopped only by the North Carolina Attorney General" if not for some of the statements of the DA. Why did no one raise red flags when he asserted the players were "hiding behind a blue wall of silence," when in fact they were not? Why did not red flags go up when Nifong stated (paraphrase), why would they need a lawyer if the were innocent?"

Also, how can they not be held liable for the acts of the group of 88? Why has there not been an investigation of the advertisement? Who paid for the ad in the Duke newspaper? All signs point to departmental funds being used to pay for the ad. Is that not misappropriation of funds? Lubiano claims not only individuals, but also departments, endorsed the ad. Did anybody investigate (0ther than KC Johnson) when/if there was a vote to endorse the ad?

The common argument, that the ad did not speak of this case specifically but racism in general, does not hold water. The original email subject, when it was being spread around, specifically stated that this is in response to this incident. KC Johnson, in Until Proven Innocent, stated that the faculty and staff wanted the season canceled and the lacrosse coach fired immediately (with little to no evidence present and shortly after the allegations). One specific professor, Houston Baker (who is African-American), wanted the lacrosse team expelled immediately. One has to wonder his response if the accused were black and the accuser white?

I love Duke, and I am a diehard Duke fan. However, on thedevilsden.com, some have been labeled as "wanting to take down Duke" if you support litigation against the university. I do not want to see the university go down; however, they must be held responsible. I am labeled as uncaring because I did not attend Duke (heaven forbid I went to a college that had a major that I am interested in: I could have majored in journalism, but I was not sure what exactly what I wanted to do before college except I wanted to be involved in intercollegiate athletes). However, if these actions occurred at my alma mater (Heidelberg) or my current school (Kent State), rest assured I would make my voice heard; the school would not necessarily like what I say.

I am sorry for Duke; however, because they had to be the scapegoat for a widely radical socialist/communist theories being imbedded in college and universities all over the country.