Police: Duke accuser 'passed-out drunk'

Associated Press ^ | 4/13/2006 | AP

[ghost of nixon]

Looks like the DA's case is really falling apart. How stupid can this DA be?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

either that or this "dancer" was looking for a way to make some easy money via lawsuit..sounding more and more like there's more here than meets the eye..

[cdga5for4]

He's going to charge one of these guys, probably based on a random, two-week old ID and the kid's going to have to go through the living hell of being brandished as a racist and rapist. This is going to be done just so the DA can try to win an election. It won't matter to him if the kid is ultimately acquited. This case is just such total and utter BS.

[Buffettfan]

Ut Oh, the rhying reverends aren't going to like this.

[linear]

She is black and they are white - he will move heaven and earth to make sure charges are brought.

[Mike Darancette]

When asked whether she needed medical help, the officer said: "She's breathing and appears to be fine. She's not in distress. She's just passed-out drunk."

Hospital says she was beat up, students have a picture showing her with cuts and bruises but cop says she is fine?

WTF.

[Jontherocks]

Whole lot more to the story then meets the eye

[Enterprise]

A grand jury might be a good idea. Have her testify under oath before a grand jury.

[Verginius Rufus]

We may have come 180 degrees from the world of To Kill a Mockingbird. Now it may be that when a white man is accused by a black woman, he must be found guilty because of community sentiment, regardless of what actually happened and regardless of how flimsy the evidence might be. The accused can always hope to have the verdict reversed on appeal.

[JennysCool]

More grist for the mill!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Geez....the DA has a problem.... Foxnews has this too:

Officer: Alleged Duke Rape Victim 'Passed-Out Drunk'

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Transcript: Letter to Students from Duke VP of Student Affairs

[napscoordinator]

She is black and they are white - he will move heaven and earth to make sure charges are brought.



If I had all this negative pablicity and felt I had to make a stupid attempt to win this case, I would not make another move until school is out for the summer. I would keep making excuses like we are still looking for evidence or something. It is so explosive right now that I would not want two entire universities being in session on my next move.

[cdga5for4]

Nancy Grace will say that she was drinking to mask the pain of being raped.

[Tall_Texan]

I actually will give the woman a pass on this one. If she had truly been raped (by the athletes or anyone else) and was stunned she might be unwilling to get out of the car and that might cause the first reporting officer to conclude she was on drugs or drunk when that might not be the case. If they administered no test, they can't really say if she was or not.

I think this information is taken out of context much the way the hateful e-mail by the lacrosse player has been. It looks different now than it would have seemed at the time.

[pollyannaish]

I think he has backed himself into a really tight corner. So I'd say pretty stupid.

[cdga5for4]

But he's got to indict before the election. If he doesn't indict before the election he'll for certain lost the black vote, which they say is absolutely critical for him.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This one is interesting:

Lawyer: Photos Will Show Dancer Was Hurt, Impaired Before Duke Lacrosse Party

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DURHAM, N.C.  — Time-stamped photographs will show an exotic dancer was already injured and "very impaired" when she arrived at a party where she claims she was raped by members of 's men's lacrosse team, an attorney for one of the players said Sunday.

Durham attorney said some of the photographs, taken when she arrived at the house, indicate the woman was injured before getting to the party March 13. They show extensive bruises and scrapes on her legs, especially around the knees, he said.

"This young lady was substantially impaired. She had fallen several times during the course of the evening," Thomas said.

He declined to identify the player he represents and said he would not release the photos, taken by at least two cameras, until pending tests are completed.

[Enterprise]

Oh man. I would love to ask that officer a few questions.

[bill1952]

I still haven't gotten over the wonder of a male college lacrosse team. :^)

[demkicker]

Yep, and the grand jury would no doubt conclude that this is yet another drive-by media hit on these players with the help of this pimping district atty. The D.A. needs to keep this story alive until he wins reelection with the help of dem black votesand it's disgraceful. If he had solid evidence against these guys, a grand jury would have already been convened.