>I'm waiting for the boys to sue Duke. In my opinion, they never should have received ANY punitive action UNTIL and UNLESS they are found guilty in a court of law.
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>Imagine the civil suit here. Their reputation and lives are virtually ruined. Even if no trial occurs (due to lack of evidence) or a trial occurs and they are acquitted, there will always be those who will see them as guilty.
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>If either occurs (lack of evidence or acquittal) they deserve a HEFTY sum in a civil suit - one that will compensate them HANDSOMELY and provide for them for the rest of their lives. I think they could argue that their reputation and earning power have been stripped from them.

Do you think so.
I see it as they'll be forgotten entities in very short order.
But there is one area that possibly could cause them big trouble throughout life - a record will likely be kept forever about their arrest, charges, etc. Possibly also, because it involves sexual deviance, there may be other lists that they are on and may stay on for a very long time.

I can see a suit, but mainly to "teach the system a lesson". ANd give them the funds they'll need to ferret out what records/lists they are on and get themselves off them.



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>>>I wouldn't want that professor on my campus anyway. whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
>>>How about not letting that lying accuser back in school seeing how she ruined those guys lives with her lies?
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>>I couldn't agree more.
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>>About a week ago, I had a heated discussion with someone who was convinced the 3 Duke students are guilty....here's her exact quote, 'they're rich young men, of course, the f-----s are guilty'. She also told me I was only upset because the 3 kids are white.
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>>Kevin