stmarysmead
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The Duke Lacrosse case is fortunately an anomaly that is extremely rare. The arrests were based on evidence and the person providing the evidence lied about what happened to her. She was found out. False witness testimony, false witness assertions, and a corrupt DA that was not only not lazy, but was determined to take that case to trial. The truth has a way of coming out in the end. Look where Crystal Magnum is today: in prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death.
There is no eye witness claiming to be the injured party in this case. There is no false physical evidence as far as we know. There is video evidence. There is phone call evidence.
Not at all the same.
I was responding to this assertion:
"It is also false that anyone could be accused of a crime--not by the state without some evidence; though perhaps by misinformed citizens. It is not up to the media to do anything; cases are proved in court using evidence. Juries decide the strength of the evidence and whether the state met their burden."
An allegation ALONE without evidence should not be enough for an indictment. If it were, no man should get into an elevator alone with a woman. Not only were these kids accused...they were indicted...though the DNA results had come back prior to indictments and other exculpatory evidence was available. Nifong refused to view any exculpatory evidence. So it is sadly ..NOT "false."
This type of thing did happen and has happened and can happen again. That was my point. Nifong was losing his election. These indictments provided a "million dollars worth of free publicity." He was running against Freda Black...( the Petersen case) and saw what a national case did for her. He had fired her, by the way, after he was appointed DA.
I wish I could believe such a thing could never happen again. But I no longer have such faith.
I pray all DAs and LE put JUSTICE first. I think they do....in the majority...but not in the totality of "never."