Sep 29 2007
Duke President Apologizes to Lacrosse Players
DURHAM — The president of Duke University apologized Saturday for not better supporting the men’s lacrosse players and their families at the center of last year’s highly publicized rape scandal.
Richard Brodhead, speaking at the university’s law school, said he regretted Duke’s “failure to reach out” in a “time of extraordinary peril” after allegations emerged that a woman was raped at a March 2006 party thrown by the men’s lacrosse team. Those allegations would later prove to be false.
“Given the complexities of this case, getting the communication right would never have been easy,” Brodhead said. “But the fact is that we did not get it right, causing the families to feel abandoned when they were most in need of support. This was a mistake. I take responsibility for it and I apologize for it.”
The complexities of the case? No sir, you and your left wing extremist brethren in academia saw fit to condemn three young men falsely accused of rape because they were white and male and their accuser was black and female. It’s not complex at all. You and your “ever tolerant” liberal brotherhood discriminated against them without regard for their safety and the lasting affect it would have on their lives. Let us not forget that Brodhead suspended the entire team for the season and fired their coach on mere allegations, without the burden of proof to which we are entitled to in this country and presumed innocent until proven guilty.
There is no apology you can make that will heal those wounds. Frankly, Mr. Brodhead, you can go to Hell.
“Brodhead said the university is planning a national conference of lawyers, educators and student affairs leaders to discuss how schools should deal with students facing serious criminal charges.”
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We’ve heard enough from Duke already.
How about just keeping it simple? Just Say: Don’t Do What Duke Did.”