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Friday, December 05, 2014

 

Twana Brawley At UVA?

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 Rape story unravels: Rolling Stone says trust in UVa source 'misplaced'
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/05/rape-story-unravels-rollng-stone-says-trust-in-uva-source-misplaced/
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“The dramatic Rolling Stone story of a gang rape at University of Virginia, which prompted national outrage until scrutiny of the alleged victim's account began to raise serious doubts, was based on "misplaced" trust in the still-unidentified woman, the magazine said Friday.”
“The case was reminiscent of the 2006 Duke lacrosse case, in which wealthy white fraternity members at an elite southern school were accused of being sexual predators. But unlike the Duke case, no suspects were named and no victim came forward, other than to Erdely, who has refused to fully identify Jackie.”
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The president, faculty, staff and students at UVa should be ashamed of their lynch mob behavior in this case.  How can those considered to be the best and brightest minds in Virginia have totally over reached and over reacted to a trash story in a tabloid rag devoid of even the most basic detail and validation?
Do they not teach due process and Critical Thinking at UVa?  Apparently NOT!
And how could the Virginia and major media have joined with the Salem Witch Burners without any validation or confirmation of this story which is still totally unknown to the public?
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Actually, the UVa Rape Debacle is quite similar to the Twana Brawley case with Rolling Stone acting in the role of Al Sharpton.
In the Twana Brawley case, the “so called victim” never submitted any written or verbal formal statement or complaint.  It was Al Sharpton and associates that made up and then propagated a set of egregious lies (in Twana's name) that devastated three young professional men and their families.  The case enveloped the Dutchess County community for two years and reached up to and including the Attorney General of NY whose creditability never recovered.
Al went on to have his own show on MSNBC and be one of Obama’s Advisors.
Only in America!
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One might hope that the named fraternity will now sue UVa and Rolling Stone and the so called reporter for massive amounts of money some of which might be used to fund a major upgrade to the:
 UVa Common Sense And Fair Play Department.
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People archive:
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099354,00.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawana_Brawley_rape_allegations
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U-Va. fraternity to rebut claims of gang rape in Rolling Stone
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u-va-fraternity-to-rebut-claims-of-gang-rape-in-rolling-stone/ar-BBgokEa
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UVa And Media Double-down On The Twana At UVa Debacle
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/12/uva-and-media-double-down-on-twana-at.html
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