It appears that at least one newspaper columnist from the area near Duke University believes that if you don't meet his moral standards, you deserve to be falsely accused of sexual assault. That means if you drink or look at strippers, you bring libelous accusations upon yourself.

Thing is, we might expect those guys on the lacrosse team to have some bags under their eyes.

I mean, here's David Evans, who was the captain on the lacrosse team: He graduated on Mother's Day and in less than 24 hours was at the county jail turning himself in on a rape charge.

But that's what can happen when you don't keep your nose clean. Whether or not he's shaved his would-be incriminating mustache in the days since a stripper claimed he attacked her during a party where he was living at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., the biggest news in Durham would have been Jackie Wagstaff's school board loss had Evans and his homeboys not decided to get their kicks one night in March.

No drunken orgy, no allegations of rape.

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Butch Williams, representing a lacrosse player who hasn't been indicted, said his client and the other 44 who haven't been charged are free to resume a normal life.

Which I take as meaning deciding in the coming weeks of spring about returning to Duke for classes in the fall. And if they want to play lacrosse, maybe they go elsewhere, since Duke President Richard Brodhead and the rest of the big dogs haven't said yea or nay about fielding a team for the upcoming season. But there's also the notion of whether it'll do any good for the players to transfer if the curious stares will follow them wherever they go.

Nothing's normal about that.

The lacrosse boys brought it on themselves, though -- even if the accuser's lying.

Hmmmm.... I wonder if John McCann would also agree with this premise regarding the accuser. No going into houses full of strange men to take your clothes off for money, no rape -- she brought it on herself.

Nope, I didn't think so. Any person with even an ounce or decency would reject such an argument. As they should reject Mr. McCann's disgusting column.

(H/T Blogs for Bush, Real Clear Politics)

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