Christopher John Halkides 2 months ago −
"The lacrosse scandal breathed life into an unflattering narrative about Duke social life that has persisted ever since." We can all agree that the 2006 party was an example of poor judgment. Peter Applebome of the New York Times wrote, "How did college kids with no shortage of character witnesses become such a free-fire zone for the correct thinkers in academia, the news media and the socially conscious left? Like laffaire Imus in reverse, why did denouncing them remain fair game long after it was clear that the charges against them could not be true, and that even most of the misbehavior originally alleged about the team party was distorted or false?" A better issue to address than any raised by this editorial is, "And why were members of the faculty and administration, who should have been standing up for due process, so eager to paint bull's eyes as targets on the players' backs?"
Poster Comment:
so eager to paint bull's eyes as targets on the players' backs?"