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| Quasimodo | Oct 19 2010, 09:04 AM Post #1 |
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| Quasimodo | Oct 19 2010, 09:08 AM Post #2 |
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Another aspect of the case that's ripe for summary judgment for Plaintiffs. (Let's not waste any more of the court's time--after all, it's been almost two years since this filing; and in the interests of "judicial economy", let's just go ahead and make the obvious ruling for Plaintiffs on this one.) |
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| Quasimodo | Oct 19 2010, 09:19 AM Post #3 |
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Are the trustees asking why they are paying millions to defend a case like this? Are they asking why their attorneys are being paid millions to write responses like these? Are they concerned with proper oversight of Duke's monies? Are any stakeholders asking them any of the above questions? |
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| psych | Oct 19 2010, 11:17 AM Post #4 |
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What makes you think Duke is paying any more attorney fees? They have demolished the house. There has not been anymore legal proceedings in some time. Is this all over and no one has told us? |
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| Quasimodo | Oct 19 2010, 12:03 PM Post #5 |
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What follows is PURE WILD AND UNFOUNDED SPECULATION: I think the makings of a settlement may have been seen in the retirements of Stephens and Titus (only age 53), Hodge, etc. If so, I would not expect anything to be said about the City settling (and without mentioning those persons) until after the election (so that the election will not be influenced if others draw the same deduction). If the city pays out anything, that would have to be public; but again I would not expect this to be mentioned before the election; and it is possible that the plaintiffs, understanding that any payment would raise a firestorm against them again in the (partially manipulated) media, might consider it's not worth it if there are not accompanying public confessions and admissions by the city. Duke, of course, can settle confidentially. And again, since it is joined at the hip with Durham in this, it may not announce anything until after the election. (May guesswork is that the best time to announce these is on election eve or election day, when everybody's attention will be elsewhere and there won't even be space in the newspapers for editorials about it; the only coverage will be a two-inch square column noting that the suits have been settled. (And then the Chronicle will announce the settlements and that since it is now time to move on, no more comments about the case will be accepted.) Other than that, expect announcements when it is to Duke's and Durham's best advantage (as, late on a Friday afternoon, maybe before a long holiday weekend). I HOPE that there will be lengthy confessions by those involved, in lieu of testimony. (But I also used to hope the tooth fairy would bring me a quarter after I lost a tooth...) Edited by Quasimodo, Oct 19 2010, 12:10 PM.
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| Quasimodo | Oct 19 2010, 12:09 PM Post #6 |
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In any event, the "case" is won. It was won with the Innocence declaration. What follows is the battle for reputations, which has not yet been won; and in which bloggers may continue to play a part regardless of how the city and the university settle. I expect that both the city and the university, if they say anything at all, will attempt to spin everything their way--i.e : Brodhead and the university are the real victims; or at least, as much victims as anyone else. The facts were never clear. The players, even if they weren't guilty of rape, were still a bad lot; and in any event, whatever their character was, it was bad enough (hence, don't feel sympathy for them). I expect the local media to sound a drumbeat on all those points. And they won't be challegened by the national LBJs ("lazy bones media"), since those media will just take the reporting from Durham and regurgitate it nationally. And that's where we will have a job to do--to disseminate the truth and make sure that those reporting/writing about the suits (and the case) have other sources of information. |
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| Quasimodo | Oct 19 2010, 12:12 PM Post #7 |
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Finally, copy down everything about the case NOW. I expect a lot of material about the suits to disappear as soon as (or shortly after) settlements are announced. |
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| Quasimodo | Oct 19 2010, 12:26 PM Post #8 |
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btw, I think the inability of our court system to compel testimony in a case where the constitutional violations were so blatant, and the evidence so obvious, is an indictment of the entire system. Not only Duke and Durham were on trial here, but also the court system's ability to deal with powerful defendants with political connections at the highest level. From what I have seen so far, the court system has convicted itself. (Rank it now with the DOJ and the FBI and a good many senators and congressmen, and the MSM, as having lost its reputation and the trust we reposed in it.) (MOO) |
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