Thoughts on The Duke Lacrosse Debacle

Interesting how the black community and the leaders and professors at Duke University who were vilifying and had already convicted the members of the lacrosse team are silent in the wake of all charges being dropped. In the wake of all this, a top coach was forced to quit, and had trouble finding work.

Jesse Jackson et. al, (who never miss an opportunity for a sound bite) were quick to show their support for the supposed victim, who as you know by now has changed her story, and made this a race issue. Topped off by a DA with a political agenda

Now three young men, will always have the charges hanging over their heads, even though they turned out to be baseless, people will always associate them with the allegations.

No one has apologized to these young men. The black community is of course silent, you would think in the wake of the Imus debacle that, blacks would step up and say, hey we were wrong, we're sorry that we jumped the gun, without having all the facts.

It seems a double standard exists in the black community. The race card still gets played when its convenient, and when it turns out to be a fabrication, or bullshit, hardly anyone step's up and says hey we were wrong, we jumped the gun. Its all about face time, sound bytes, and pushing agendas. Not letting the justice system do its jump...of course in this case, a renegade DA wouldn't allow it.

Here are some suggestions:

• I think all the professors and leaders at Duke, who spoke out against these young men, recant their statements, and apologize publicly. I'm not talking a bullshit statement read by some talking head. I'd like a sincere public apology.
• All those in the black community who so quickly played the race card, offer up an apology as well
• The Duke president should do the same as well, and even though the coach was fired/resigned in the wake, the coach deserves the same consideration as his players. How about the Duke president resign, afterall he fired a coach, with a good reputation, and character.
• The young lady who made these allegations should have her name made public. Since the charges were unfounded, there is no longer a reason for her identity to be protected. She needs to be held accountable for her action, and show some remorse for the damage she has done

These young men and the coach deserve at least an apology. Whether they get one, remains to be seen.

--gfo