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Originally posted by wrigley
If "guests" of the lacrosse team party were the ones who actually did commit the assault, aren't the team members who were there guilty of doing nothing to stop it? Why such a code of silence by the entire team?
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Perhaps they are remaining silent because they are still subjects of a criminal investigation and their lawyers have properly instructed them to keep their mouths closed in public. Perhaps they are silent because they've already said what they can -- that what has been alleged didn't happen. Perhaps they are all protecting each other or perhaps they've already told the truth and many in the public refuse to believe it. Perhaps it's a bit risky to read too much into their silence.
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The resignation of the award winning coach wouldn't have been necessary if they were completely innocent.
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Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
Also, the media commentary on the fact that Duke is on one side of the tracks and that NCCU is on the other side of the tracks in the same city speaks volumes on social class and race in this country.
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These two comments get to the heart of much of what has gone on. Not only is there a major social class and race divide problem being played out, but also a major town vs. gown divide problem. Rightly or wrongly, Duke is viewed as a bastion of elitism in a working class town. Rightly or wrongly, the members of the LAX team have been viewed for quite some time (long before this latest incident) as the out-of-control poster boys for class favoritism and looking-the-other-way at Duke. Fairly or unfairly, past behaviors made it pretty easy for many in Durham to believe the worst of the LAX team. Fairly or unfairly, the coach -- who with the University leadership probably should have done something about team discipline a long time ago -- may have become the sacrificial lamb for Duke.
I don't know what happened -- or didn't happen -- at the LAX house. I don't know who is telling the truth. But the reality is that this quickly became much bigger than what happened or didn't happen, because it tapped into many deep undercurrants at and around Duke.