tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post3104148077247157360..comments2023-10-09T09:07:18.186-04:00Comments on My Ecdysis: LAX...DUKE DepressionLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013142465038823597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-78515143732266799132007-04-20T00:01:00.000-04:002007-04-20T00:01:00.000-04:00Exactly what sort of evidene would prove to you th...Exactly what sort of evidene would prove to you that no rape occurred? is there any? How about this: If a woman accused Adonis of rape, should he face a similar presumption of guilt, one that overrides any evidence he could produce? And if the accuser is a white woman, and the accused a black man, do your views change? if so, why? Wouldn't the trauma presumably be the same?<BR/><BR/>To act as if public opinion ran against this woman is a stretch: Student protests, faculty denunciations, suspending the students in question, and what can only be described as a media inquisition ... doesn't sound like her story was discounted. it just disagreed with all the facts.<BR/><BR/>She may have been assaulted - maybe before even showing up at the LAX party - but the evidence clearly indicates that these three didn't do it. Should they go to jail anyway?<BR/><BR/>On a side note, I do think the LAX team is guilty of racist comments and overprivilged, asshole behavior generally. I think Duke could have held them accountable for that (honor code?)- but unfortunately, it will be ignored because they were accused of something far more serious they demonstrably did not do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-24526737760138107992007-04-16T10:25:00.000-04:002007-04-16T10:25:00.000-04:00Well, Regan, I appreciate your point of view. I ...Well, Regan, I appreciate your point of view. I also appreciate your taking the time to have an opinion about the Duke case. But, two fundamental differences arise in our ping pong talk. 1) You believe she is lying and I do not 2) You believe that a name being linked to lies (yes, a terrible thing), is worse than the aftermath of sexual assault which incorporates a barrage of psychological, emotional, and physical trauma.<BR/><BR/>And, because this is my blog and I happen to know a thing or two about mental health and sexual assault, I can say this: That's ludicrous to me. <BR/><BR/>If you want to convince someone who is on the fence or wants to hear why this woman is lying and/or unstable, there are plenty of other blogs you can find.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013142465038823597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-17869802137341962252007-04-14T12:40:00.000-04:002007-04-14T12:40:00.000-04:00I understood your point. I just don't believe (as...I understood your point. I just don't believe (as you said you do) that this woman was raped. Thus, her "faulty memories" were due to said memories being part of lies she dreamed up. However, why let a little thing like truth get in the way of making your point, eh? To answer the latter part of your post, I wouldn't like to be in either shoes. However, I think it is far worse to forever have your name linked to someone else's lies and having to pick up the pieces from that. She could have prevented this, but perhaps her mental instability prevented her from seeing the damage she was doing to her own life (and to her children's lives).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-68730345294943852442007-04-12T13:42:00.000-04:002007-04-12T13:42:00.000-04:00clearly reagan understood my point about our obess...clearly reagan understood my point about our obession with matching evidence and details with sexual assault truths.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013142465038823597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-89834625527967790092007-04-12T13:39:00.000-04:002007-04-12T13:39:00.000-04:00You say that the cell phone records, etc mean noth...You say that the cell phone records, etc mean nothing, but what about the lack of DNA evidence? What about the other stripper saying that the charge was unfounded? What about the accuser being unable to identify anyone until an illegal at best line up was presented to her & she still couldn't do it? How about the fact (yes fact) that she accused 3 men of gang rape in the 90's? Her own father doesn't believe that one really happened. I just regret that this person has made it that much harder for legitimate victims to be taken seriously. Not to mentioned that she has forever tarnished 3 good families who didn't deserve this & whose only crime apparently was being wealthy. That isn't a crime in this country, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com