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Having both a daughter and son around that age, I could see both sides -- till my elderly mother pnwmom Dec 13 #1
Everyone makes mistakes RandiFan1290 Dec 13 #2
Those mistakes are really humbling and they remind me never Mike 03 Dec 13 #3
I don't remember. Could you show me a link? pnwmom Dec 13 #4
The photo was reported and removed by the jury. RandiFan1290 Dec 13 #5
My husband knew it was a lie as soon as the story hit the news ms liberty Dec 13 #6
that house was torn down several years ago. cab67 Dec 13 #23
This is why you can't believe anything until there is proof. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 13 #7
I'm reminded of that football player in college, who was falsely accused. Archae Dec 13 #9
They made a movie about that case. cab67 Dec 13 #42
"I can easily find all those articles at DU from the spring of 2006 about his incident." Prairie Gates Dec 13 #8
It's what I do. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 13 #10
I bookmarked a few threads leading up to the election Polybius Dec 13 #30
You're lucky. As someone "new" here, I was called a troll. Self Esteem Dec 14 #51
I remember on here most everyone here were calling them scumbag rich kids who needed to be metaphorically AZLD4Candidate Dec 13 #11
Standing up for due process was a risky proposition at DU back then Shrek Dec 13 #12
It remains so. TheProle Dec 13 #31
Over the last week or so sarisataka Dec 13 #32
Thanks Crystal. Clouds Passing Dec 13 #13
My Reaction Exactly RobinA Dec 13 #18
The more the media amplify stories like that the less likely rape victims are to be believed. Clouds Passing Dec 13 #19
This is why prosecutors sometimes decline to prosecute those who lie about these things. cab67 Dec 13 #43
In the 1940s, my father rented a room in the home of a prison warden Jarqui Dec 13 #14
And what is nearly always left out of the discussion of this dsc Dec 13 #15
If these had been three poor kids instead of Duke athletes they would have likely gone to prison. jalan48 Dec 13 #16
I believe that you are correct. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 13 #17
one of the most disturbing aspects of this case... cab67 Dec 13 #20
I'm all for the remaining "Gang of 81" faculty members being required to publicly, not in a Tweet or a written statement Seeking Serenity Dec 14 #52
The whole follow-up from that was a travesty. cab67 Dec 14 #54
This was a tragic fiasco on so many levels. yardwork Dec 13 #21
I had to stay out of the discussions here back then GusBob Dec 13 #22
In 1992 my friend was accused by her girlfriend of rape. It was a flashpoint on campus LauraInLA Dec 13 #44
Do you mean "could not"? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 14 #49
Eeek! Yes, thanks for catching it! LauraInLA Dec 14 #50
Tawawna Brawley redux. Sneederbunk Dec 13 #24
The case that radicalized many against Democrats mathematic Dec 13 #25
People wanted them to be guilty because they were 3 white "affluent" young men cabotnn22 Dec 13 #26
I believed her, but I didn't comment publicly. Beakybird Dec 13 #27
I don't care what she has to say. Basso8vb Dec 13 #28
There's a lot of people that ended up wrong about this sitation Renew Deal Dec 13 #29
The statute of limitations in rape/ sexual assault cases Mr.Bill Dec 13 #33
I think it's always important to reserve judgement. LisaM Dec 13 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Dec 13 #35
Different story. That was UVa. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 13 #36
oops GusBob Dec 13 #37
This is why you always assume innocence IbogaProject Dec 13 #38
Okay, fine... 18 years later I stand corrected Blue_Tires Dec 13 #39
Perhaps if she had been prosecuted for perjury she would not have had the opportunity to commit murder Jose Garcia Dec 13 #40
so she basically ruins several peoples lives with her lies and now, almost 20 years later Javaman Dec 13 #41
I agree with the sentiment, but suing her would just waste a bunch of the plaintiffs' money on lawyers fees. LauraInLA Dec 13 #45
You can't get blood from a stone. LisaL Dec 13 #46
Lack of proofreading leads to deformations too. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 14 #48
I'd sue if she left me deformed. cab67 Dec 14 #53
I believed her, and was very vocal about it here at the time. Moosepoop Dec 14 #47
Shame on her for real victims having more difficulty, and ruining these guys lives. Thinking of the reaction to the CEO electric_blue68 Dec 14 #55
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