tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post2495644635215490785..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: Duke’s Chronicle Ignores Insurer’s ChargesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-85642273837449471922009-01-23T15:45:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:45:00.000-05:00Ken,Thanks for your comment.I plan to respond to i...Ken,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment.<BR/><BR/>I plan to respond to it on the main page.<BR/><BR/>Drew,<BR/><BR/>I think the following is fair:<BR/><BR/>Duke as an institution and its senior leadership have embraced the NC AG's finding the indicted students were innocent.<BR/><BR/>There are some individuals at Duke who work the "something happened" theme. A variation on the theme is "if you weren't there, how do you know what really happened?"<BR/><BR/>For such people, "something happened" is a way to "Keep hope alive." They really wanted the false accusations to be true. <BR/><BR/>When the NC AG, after reviewing the case, found the players innocent and declared Nifong a rogue prosecutor, the Duke "somethng happened" crowd did no joyful pot-banging, never waved a CELEBRATE banner and never ran a Chronicle ad thanking the defense attorneys and the AG.<BR/><BR/>Steve,<BR/><BR/>You're right that you can ask that question but if your on campus much or talk to alums in groups you know its not often asked.<BR/><BR/>But it sure is quietly talked about one-on-one and other small groups of people who trust one another.<BR/><BR/>Thank you all three.<BR/><BR/>JohnJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275423713054782480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-53747959992638093792009-01-23T13:33:00.000-05:002009-01-23T13:33:00.000-05:00Just like Nixon. You can now ask "how's the coveru...Just like Nixon. You can now ask "how's the coverup going?" to anyone you meet from Duke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-35223058542713580652009-01-23T13:10:00.000-05:002009-01-23T13:10:00.000-05:00I wonder whether The Chronicle's reference to the ...I wonder whether <I>The Chronicle's</I> reference to the fact that the rape charges were false created any ripples in the Administration? I don't believe that there has ever been a clear admission from anyone in the Duke administration that in fact the charges were false. Didn't "something happen", and isn't that part of the underpinning of the University's defense in all the matters related to the players?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps <I>The Chronicle</I> has gone into uncharted waters from the perspective of those in the administration at Duke when they didn't conform to the "fact" that "something" occurred.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750606810537926186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-86484984649438303992009-01-23T10:50:00.000-05:002009-01-23T10:50:00.000-05:00John:While I agree the Chronicle could have been m...John:<BR/><BR/>While I agree the Chronicle could have been more forthcoming in its article, there are often claims (and counterclaims) made in court filings. Some are true. Some are without merit. I think we need to be careful here.<BR/><BR/>There is plenty of time for evidence to be presented and the guilty parties to be publicly humiliated.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, Duke's well documented violation of federal FERPA laws should have been noted. The student body needs to know that its personal information is not being kept private. Now that I think about it, perhaps that should be a separate story in the Chronicle.<BR/><BR/>Ken<BR/>DallasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com