<p>Associated Press
Feb. 21, 2008</p>
<p>“RALEIGH, N.C. - More than three dozen current and former Duke lacrosse players claim in a lawsuit they suffered emotional distress during the prosecution of a false rape allegation.”</p>
<p>The story can be found here: [38</a> lacrosse players sue Duke, city over rape case - Sports - MSNBC.com](<a href=“NBC Sports - news, scores, stats, rumors, videos, and more”>NBC Sports - news, scores, stats, rumors, videos, and more)</p>
<p>Was wondering if this would happen.</p>
<p>Interestingly, none of the 38 are the accused.</p>
<p>The accused signed releases and already received settlements.</p>
<p>The reviled and the accused three “gang rapist white privileged males”…who were picked out of the rigged line-up, have an active suit against the City of Durham now, however, MOWC.</p>
<p>This whole incident should bespeak caution to parents of children attending the so-called “elite” schools. There is a cadre of faculty at these schools, centered mostly in the humanities, that cannot in any way be deemed liberal. No, what they are is an incarnation of a radical, hard core Stalinesque left that carries little about students and everything about their agenda. To make matters worse, they by and large lack the credentials and academic depth of their peers, teach subjects that by and large are marginally useful, and seek to indoctrinate rather than educate. They perpetrate an insidious form of fascism. And worse yet, university presidents are afraid of them.</p>
<p>mam1959 are you for real?</p>
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<p>you haven’t been following this case have you?</p>
<p>Google “group of 88”</p>
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<p>better yet, go to the “Durham in Wonderland” blog</p>
<p>My kid will be attending an extremely liberal school in the fall, and I wouldn’t wish it any other way, but I still think am1959 is correct – in all but one regard; the professors in question are in departments in the social sciences (sociology, women’s studies, african american studies, etc.), not the humanities. Of course, not everyone in these departments is of this type, but at some schools there are a great number whose priority is to further a political agenda rather than teaching or research. And yes, the administration fears these individuals.</p>
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<p>Some of the comments on that blog suggest to me that some conservatives are as crazily paranoid about liberal colleges as some liberals that I know are about red states.</p>
<p>Liberals and conservatives have both been guilty of rushing to judgment in criminal cases.</p>
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<p>While I’m sure these folks exist in various universities, I don’t recall meeting any as an undergrad, in the humanities/social sciences or otherwise. Nor do I think that all of the Group of 88 are necessarily among this cadre. I’m sure that quite a lot of them simply rushed blindly to judgment, as people do, and now are reluctant to admit that they were wrong, as people are. That doesn’t excuse them in any way, but I hardly think that what they did is something that only Stalinists and fascists do.</p>
<p>odyssey, i have follwed the case and am familiar with ‘durham 88’. What struck me as completely unreal was mam’s line “To make matters worse, they by and large lack the credentials and academic depth of their peers, teach subjects that by and large are marginally useful, and seek to indoctrinate rather than educate.” This struck me as written either heavily tongue in cheek or by someone who is out to lunch in terms of his/her awareness of the workings of academics.</p>
<p>dntw8 – the group of 88 includes both humanities and SS with about 3 in math/engineering. This isn’t surprising given the evidenced-based nature of the sciences. It was a very disappointing event.</p>
<p>The makeup of the signatories on the “Listening Ad” came primarily from who was a member of the mailing list used to send the invitation to sign the ad more than anything else…</p>
<p>w.r.t. who is suing Duke - of the 47 total players, three have settled (the formerly indicted), three have one lawsuit pending, 38 (plus nine family members) have another, and three are not currently part of any suit. </p>
<p>Meantime, some are just waiting to see if Mike Nifong’s latest misguided legal non-starter will be over soon so he can be added to suits…</p>
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<p>mam1959, do you have anything to substantiate this rather broad and damning charge?</p>
<p>I can only speak accurately on one instance on the credentials issue. There is a Black Journal of Cultural Anthropology published on the West Coast. I doubt the integrity of their review process because the articles written about Disinvestment on the Black Community in Portland Oregon are so inaccurate. I know I grew up in Portland. Duke considers this a scholarly journal.</p>
<p>Hmm… A search for “Black Journal of Cultural Anthropology” - both on google and on duke.edu - turns up nothing. Do you have a link? I looked at some CV’s from our CulAnth department and nobody has a publication listed that matches that, either.</p>
<p>DukeEgr93 I’m sorry you went there. The Journal is Transforming Anthropology. The article I have a problem with is in Volume 15, Issue 1. Charles Piot’s article is in Volume 15, Issue 2. It is listed number 1 on his website under recent publications. Isn’t his primary appointment Cultural Anthropology?</p>
<p>Did the lone black lacrosse player sue also? I thought it was shameful the way he was singled out (excluded) solely due to his race.</p>
<p>parentofbear - given the capitalization of your post, I thought you were talking about a journal literally called “Black Journal of Cultural Anthropology.” And, to be honest, I don’t feel too badly about my deductive skills having believed that…</p>
<p>As for “Transforming Anthropology,” I believe Dr. Piot’s article, “KC’s World,” might be viewed as a one-off in terms of its content and temperament.</p>
<p>Regardless, that you have an issue with one…issue…isn’t the most personally convincing argument for the invalidity of the journal or of any department whose faculty happen to publish in it. I am therefore glad that you prefaced your remarks clearly indicating that you had but one data point with which you were judging.</p>
<p>NJres - Devon Sherwood is one of the 47 people on the latest suit. His inclusion will also make it possible for the complainants to enter in correspondence between his family and the school - correspondence that both singled Mr. Sherwood out and that provided support that was denied other members of the team. Given that Mr. Sherwood has called the other 46 men on the team his brothers, my guess is that having the institution <em>only</em> write to support him had the complete opposite effect.</p>