Duke Lacrosse -- The Key Insight
OK. My thought experiments have demonstrated: (a) that at least some of the other 17 or so young men at the Duke Lacrosse stripper party must have been eyewitnesses to the crime; and (b) that, if they were eyewitnesses, to the crime, then they would have come forward with evidence either because their parents made them do it, or because they thought it was the right thing to do. Since they didn't, that suggested to me that there was no crime.
But now let's do the final thought experiment.
1. Assume the crime did happen as the accuser says it did.
2. Assume the other lacrosse players at the party were eyewitnesses and/or know that it happened the way the accuser says it did.
3. Assume that at least some of the parents of these lacrosse players know that the rape happened the way the accuser says it did, because they wheedled the truth out of their sons under threat of taking away money, cars, tuition, etc.... i.e., all the things that parents can threaten kids with.
4. And yet, no one has come forward to give any evidence against the perpetrators of this heinous crime.
5. The only logical explanation is that all of these players, and many of their parents, are in a vast conspiracy to obstruct justice, to suborn perjury, and to aid and abet the coverup of a heinous rape and kidnapping.
6. But... hey, wait a minute... those are all crimes too!
Do we really believe that all of these other highly successful young men from good families, and even some of the parents, are going to commit a crime that can send them to jail for a long time to save three rapists? It doesn't make sense.
Finally -- and here's the point that really clinches the analysis -- why wouldn't Mike Nifong, the Durham D.A., drag all of these players and parents into the Grand Jury and give them immunity and demand that they testify about what they know? Do we really believe that these parents and these boys are going to commit perjury -- and risk the Scooter Libby treatment -- to save three rapists?
They wouldn't. All of which leads me to believe strongly that the rape could not have happened the way the accuser says it happened.
Thoughts?
But now let's do the final thought experiment.
1. Assume the crime did happen as the accuser says it did.
2. Assume the other lacrosse players at the party were eyewitnesses and/or know that it happened the way the accuser says it did.
3. Assume that at least some of the parents of these lacrosse players know that the rape happened the way the accuser says it did, because they wheedled the truth out of their sons under threat of taking away money, cars, tuition, etc.... i.e., all the things that parents can threaten kids with.
4. And yet, no one has come forward to give any evidence against the perpetrators of this heinous crime.
5. The only logical explanation is that all of these players, and many of their parents, are in a vast conspiracy to obstruct justice, to suborn perjury, and to aid and abet the coverup of a heinous rape and kidnapping.
6. But... hey, wait a minute... those are all crimes too!
Do we really believe that all of these other highly successful young men from good families, and even some of the parents, are going to commit a crime that can send them to jail for a long time to save three rapists? It doesn't make sense.
Finally -- and here's the point that really clinches the analysis -- why wouldn't Mike Nifong, the Durham D.A., drag all of these players and parents into the Grand Jury and give them immunity and demand that they testify about what they know? Do we really believe that these parents and these boys are going to commit perjury -- and risk the Scooter Libby treatment -- to save three rapists?
They wouldn't. All of which leads me to believe strongly that the rape could not have happened the way the accuser says it happened.
Thoughts?
posted by PDB at 6:42 AM
2 Comments:
Well said. I have a son who fits the "profile" of the Duke students at that party. I have no problem imagining that everything but the rape and assault happened. But there is no doubt in my mind that one conversation with me would be all it took to know what he knew about what happened. And then I would not let him ruin lives and allow rapists escape justice. No way. There is a part of me that doesn't want the accuser and Nifong to be pressing forward an extremely, extremely weak case for personal purposes. But I did what you did, I went as far as I could with the "imagine she's telling the truth" exercise. For your well-stated reasons, and more, I cannot see how she is telling the truth.
It might take more than one conversation with parents.
But some of the 47 would have talked, bragged with friends. One of the friends would have talked, just as one turned in that tasteless email.
Another Annoymous.
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