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It's Time for Justice: Drop the charges vs. Duke lacrosse players
The Mercury News ^ | October 16, 2006 | Jason Whitlock

Posted on 10/18/2006 2:45:47 PM PDT by zaxxon

The charges against the Duke lacrosse players should be dropped immediately, and the people demanding the dismissal the loudest and most forcefully should be the very people who have made a living allegedly fighting against racial injustice.

I've said this before, but it's worth saying again: Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton should be in Durham, N.C., today, promising civil disobedience until the charges are dropped and prosecutor Mike Nifong resigns.

Ed Bradley and "60 Minutes" should never be mistaken for Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court. Bradley is just a TV reporter and "60 Minutes" is just a TV show, but you couldn't help but be moved by the story they aired Sunday night about the Duke lacrosse rape allegations.

The three accused players gave their first interviews, and two of them claimed they had airtight, documented alibis. The accuser's one-night sidekick, Kim Roberts, seems to have settled on telling the truth rather than trying to spin the story for fame or money. She contradicted several of the statements the accuser gave to police.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: duke; dukelax; hoax; nifong; rape
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Jason Whitlock is a pretty well-known African-American sports journalist. He has frequently appeared on ESPN programs like Pardon the Interrruption and Around the Horn.
1 posted on 10/18/2006 2:45:48 PM PDT by zaxxon
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To: abb; Howlin

bumpity bump and pingity ping


2 posted on 10/18/2006 3:02:37 PM PDT by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: abb; abner; Alia; AmishDude; AntiGuv; BerniesFriend; beyondashadow; bjc; Bogeygolfer; bonfire; ...
DukeLAX Ping!!!

New thread!!!

3 posted on 10/18/2006 3:06:26 PM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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"60 Minutes" obtained footage of the accuser working a stripper pole two short weeks after allegedly being brutally raped and beaten by three men and exposed the unfairness of the photo lineup used to ID the suspects."

And it's after she had gone to a hospital complaining about neck and back pains. DOH!

4 posted on 10/18/2006 3:07:31 PM PDT by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: Howlin

TY, 'bout damn time! ;>)


5 posted on 10/18/2006 3:07:32 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Everyone knows there's a difference between Muslims and terrorists. No one knows what it is, tho...)
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To: Howlin


WOW and about damn time.


6 posted on 10/18/2006 3:08:40 PM PDT by onyx (We have two political parties: the American Party and the Anti-American Party.)
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To: Howlin

Thanks. Another bookmark to add, and gladly. I just about wore the last one out. :)


7 posted on 10/18/2006 3:12:03 PM PDT by Rushmore Rocks (FReepathon time. A dollar a day keeps the MSM away.)
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To: Howlin
As one of the lads' defense attorneys said about the lineup: "It was a multiple choice test with no wrong answers."

INDICT NIFONG FOR PROSECUTORIAL ABUSE

8 posted on 10/18/2006 3:12:35 PM PDT by Pharmboy ("I have more guns than I need, but less than I want." Sen. Phil Gramm)
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To: Howlin

Nothing like a fresh thread before dinner!


9 posted on 10/18/2006 3:16:28 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Pharmboy

That should be illegal.


10 posted on 10/18/2006 3:24:41 PM PDT by Jane Austen
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To: Pharmboy

and send Nifong the attorney bills. The family should NOT have to pay these


11 posted on 10/18/2006 3:26:05 PM PDT by clamper1797 (It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win)
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To: clamper1797

families


12 posted on 10/18/2006 3:26:33 PM PDT by clamper1797 (It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win)
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To: zaxxon

Yeah, I read this last night and e-mail my kudos to Mr. Whitlock. I am a freeper who stresses the free part of FreeRepublic so Whitlock's point of view is my cup of tea.


13 posted on 10/18/2006 3:27:13 PM PDT by JLS
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To: zaxxon; Howlin

Thanks! Dropping the charges? Who would have ever thought a newspaper would print such words? Are we seeing a light at the end of the tunnel?


14 posted on 10/18/2006 3:55:52 PM PDT by Neverforget01 (Republicans resign; Democrats run for reelection)
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To: Jane Austen

Isn't it illegal?


15 posted on 10/18/2006 3:57:48 PM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: zaxxon; Liz; Howlin
Have ya seen this one? Apparently, in Detroit, The 'party never happened' defense works well. From what I've heard through the rumor mill, the maya had a party complete with strippers. The wife came home and found hubby in bed with at least one. The stripper died soon after. No one has been charged with the killing...

Prosecutor To Review Cold Case Of Stripper's Death
Mayor Contends Party Never Took Place At Manoogian Mansion
POSTED: 12:44 pm EDT October 13, 2005

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced in a Thursday news release that an independent review will be conducted into the shooting death of a stripper.

Worthy made a formal request that Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings hand over the department's file regarding the Tamara Greene homicide, which was believed to have occurred on April 30, 2003.

A former Detroit police detective, Alvin Bowman, has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was demoted for investigating whether the slaying of Greene was linked to a rumored party at the Manoogian Mansion.


Tamara Greene

Greene, who was also known as "Strawberry," was rumored to have danced at Kilpatrick's alleged party, which was never proven to have taken place, Local 4 reported.

Worthy said Wednesday that her investigation will focus on Greene's homicide, and not the alleged party.

"Investigating the rumor of a party is not a compelling public safety issue," Worthy said. "Reviewing a cold homicide case is something we routinely do. This certainly qualifies as a cold case."

Greene was killed in a drive-by shooting, and Bowman said his homicide squad came to a surprising finding.

"Given the number of rounds fired with that one individual with that one gun, it was presumed it could have been someone in law enforcement," Bowman told a courtroom during his testimony last week.

Bowman said he gave the information directly to Bully-Cummings and days later, ended up being demoted from lead homicide detective to uniformed supervisor on the overnight shift at the Detroit police 2nd Precinct, the station reported.

When asked during testimony Wednesday why Bowman was transferred, the police chief said, "He continually violated the chain of command and, yes, as a result of that, it raised a specter of whether or not he was trustworthy."

Attorney General's Investigation Criticized

Earlier this week, Attorney General Mike Cox told Rescue 4 that he would be willing to turn over his investigation into the rumored party at the Manoogian Mansion to Worthy.


Manoogian Mansion

Cox referred to the party as an "urban legend" in a June 2003 news conference in Detroit, where he discussed the investigation into allegations of misconduct by Kilpatrick and his security team:

"Let me deal with the most inflammatory allegation first: the allegation of a party at the Manoogian Mansion involving strippers, the mayor and members of the Detroit Police Department. Over 50 different witnesses who presumably were in a position to know about such an incident were directly asked about the alleged party. Not one witness had any direct or indirect credible knowledge of such an event. These witnesses ranged from officers assigned to guard the mayor to civilians who called in tips. These allegations appear to be founded solely on wild rumor and speculation.

"During the course of the investigation, the mayor voluntarily offered to talk about the allegations. He emphatically denied any knowledge of such a party -- all the evidence supports his denial. The party has all the earmarks of an "urban legend," and it should be treated as such."

But Rescue 4 discovered that Cox has been accused by state police of blocking them from the investigation and failing to question other potential witnesses. The mayor's wife, Carlita Kilpatrick, who was rumored to have assaulted an exotic dancer at the alleged party, was never interviewed by Cox.

Rescue 4 also found that the meeting between Cox and the mayor was not recorded and Kilpatrick was not put under oath. State police investigators also said they were not invited in to ask questions.

When asked to respond why police investigators were absent from the meeting, Cox said, "Quite frankly, some of the investigators assigned by the MSP hadn't apparently worked in a big metro area, and they seemed distracted in what they would ask people about."


Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

Rescue 4 learned that Cox spent the entire meeting with the mayor asking about the dismissal of Deputy Chief Gary Brown, who was allegedly investigating the rumored party. Cox did not question Kilpatrick about an assault at the Manoogian, or if the party ever happened.

The attorney general told Rescue 4 he didn't have to discuss the alleged party because when the mayor walked in for their meeting, he immediately offered up information about the alleged incident. Official notes obtained from the meeting by Rescue 4 revealed that the party was never mentioned.

Cox closed the case a few days after the meeting, Rescue 4 reported.

"The citizens rightly expected that this not be a witchhunt or a congressional hearing filled with political rhetoric or an investigation into proper employment practices," he said. "We heard them. We did our job and I can report that the evidence does not demonstrate any crimes."

Kilpatrick told Rescue 4 that if he or his wife were asked to testify under oath in a new investigation, they would cooperate. The mayor, however, insists that the party never took place.

"What I want to make sure we stay focused on is the fact that nothing ever happened," Kilpatrick said.

The mayor referred to the state police investigation and Rescue 4's investigation as political.

"With three, four weeks left in the campaign, and the state police, who have never been a friend to anybody in this community, continue to try to push this issue," he said.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/5094684/detail.html

Prosecutor to probe unsolved murder; woman allegedly performed at Manoogian party.
Friday, October 14, 2005

http://info.detnews.com/dn/2005/metro/0510/14/B01-348455.htm

16 posted on 10/18/2006 4:03:26 PM PDT by Libloather (*Bubba & *Hillary - hardly innocent until proven completely guilty...)
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To: Howlin
Isn't it [the photo array] illegal?

It may be illegal, but it is probably not criminal for a DA to direct the investigators to conduct such a lineup.
17 posted on 10/18/2006 4:33:59 PM PDT by JLS
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To: Howlin

Would a petition help? I feel so damn helpless...


18 posted on 10/18/2006 5:04:16 PM PDT by Raebie
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To: Howlin
Thanks!

This is the kind of article I love to see. I bet my blood pressure is almost normal right now. LOL. I'm starting to have some real hope. Maybe the guys won't have to wait much longer.

19 posted on 10/18/2006 5:12:20 PM PDT by Sue Perkick (The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment..John MacArthur)
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To: Raebie

"Would a petition help? I feel so damn helpless..."

Write/call your local radio talk show hosts, your local newspaper (250 words or less), email your congressmen (ask for a federal probe of EVERYTHING about Durham), email the white house (federal probe?), then write, call, and email again,
and then once more.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.


20 posted on 10/18/2006 5:39:12 PM PDT by CondorFlight
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