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Originally posted by ktsnake
Irrelevant only when taken out of context.
The implication was that a school possessing students of such intellectual character presumably are lacking in the academic/intellectual department.
But point taken. Let's go back to talking about how bad these LaCrosse player are.
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The problem with this case (and many like it) is that people on both sides of the issue often get their heads wedged so far up their asses the discussion degenerates into pointless name calling. There's enough ridiculous to go around here -- from those who want these guys thrown in prison because of their race to those who refer to the alleged vicitm as a stripper from a crappy school and thus deserving of what she says happened to her.
I can understand why people want to take sides. In my ideal world, doing so would be limited to providing support for the person/side/issue of your choosing without bashing or wishing/causing harm to the other and while realizing that as awesome as we all are, we don't really know the truth. Personally, I'm torn. As a woman, I support the alleged victim and hope she is taken seriously and that she isn't discounted because of her race, school, occupation, or anything else. As one who is experienced in the criminal justice arena, I hope the accused are treated fairly by the courts and that they aren't discounted because of their race or the fact that they're Duke athletes, or for any other reason (and admittedly I use the word "alleged" way too often).