Silly Little Country

Canada's National Sport, Duke, and Morality

I've not really followed the Duke lacrosse 'case', but today's National Post pointed me to a remarkable blog I had not known about (another valuable obsessive at work), and that blog pointed me to this column, which I think says it all. What is stunning is the reluctance of many of the other manifestly guilty parties in this charade to say something similar. Al Sharpton, interviewed by Chris Wallace last Sunday, put on a particularly shameful performance, likening this to the O. J. Simpson case; of course, from him I would have little to expect.
Jemele Hill's final two paragraphs are particularly telling.

There will be a lot of finger-pointing in the coming days and weeks about whose fault all of this was. The media will analyze each other. Civil-rights leaders who claim to be against all injustice will stay silent. Hopefully, you will be able to regain a fraction of the life you once had.

I'm glad the story of your innocence and the Rutgers situation unfolded the same week. If anyone felt a sense of victory over Imus' rebuke, they should look at what happened to you and know it will be a long time before we can truly celebrate.

One other recommendation - the News-Observer is running an excellent series on exactly how shocking this case is. The articles are appalling and stunning, and apparently include new revelations.

Jon Stewart shows appropriate concern for the 'real victims' here.



Another good candidate for a firing!

posted by Alan Adamson @ 6:13 PM