Addison Series News & background post

Folks,

I had two posts laid out for the Addison Series.

But they've been "overtaken by events"

One event - A Duke student says she was raped early Sunday morning at a party sponsored by a Duke fraternity.

Press reports of Durham PD statements yesterday and today regarding the alleged crime offer a timely and powerful contrast to Addison's statements as DPD spokesperson last March, as well as his creation and distribution of the "Wanted" poster.

So I'm reworking the posts to include material from yesterday and today.

Two - Some of you in emails and some members of an informal JinC "sounding board" of family/friends who are informed and reasonable critics have raised questions about Addison's actions, including whether they libeled the Duke students.

I was going to get to the libel question at the end of what' I'd planned as a three post series.

The emails and "sounding board" members have convinced me to put the libel matter up near the front of the series.

So I'm reworking my posts to get at the “libel” matter more quickly.

I'll post the first of the "new posts" tonight.

For those of you who like to read ahead, here's a JinC post from last May: "Duke lacrosse: What about the posters?"

The post provides a good basis for the series posts I'll be publishing.

John