<p>Duke</a> lax players sue school, city - Yahoo! News</p>
<p>These "players" certainly know how to play their game! I understand how the 3 indicated deserve compensation. The unindicted teammates? And member of their families? Give me a break!</p>
<p>Though I don't believe this lawsuit has the most merit behind it, I have no sympathy for Duke, or the city of Durham. Both were quick to assume guilt and throw the players to the wolves. I decided not to apply to Duke because of the way the administration handled the case, what if I was falsely accused? Would they treat me the same way? In most other cases, and if the legal system is used properly, the players should have had the backing of the university and been considered innocent; instead, Duke tried to cover it's own butt.</p>
<p>Good for them.</p>
<p>The school cancelled their entire season. Damages are hard to prove, except for the coach that was fired. </p>
<p>I bet Duke will claim the case is without merit.</p>
<p>Good for them!</p>
<p>In one way or another - every guy on that team at the time - got hung out to dry by the admin of Duke University. It was dispicable what Duke U did to them. So - good for them.</p>
<p>More power to them!! It was pathetic how Duke and Nifong handled that case. I'm a little surprised they didn't sue the woman who made up the story.</p>
<p>Taint gonna get blood out of granite - she is really not worth sueing - that being the reason she has escaped this somewhat unscathed.</p>
<p>Now ifn she wins the lottery!!!!! - that may be a different story</p>
<p>It's standard procedure in our litigious society to sue everyone involved, so suing the school, etc. is warranted in terms of precedent. Plus, it's just a good idea to hedge your bets (is that the right phrase) in suing everyone – more chances to win and whatnot.</p>
<p>Also, it's ethically correct: Nifong deserves to be penalized for his reckless suit (in reference to his disbarment, not the suit), Duke owes the players for not standing by them (seriously: even the Bush administration stands by its people when they're obviously guilty/wrong!), BUT I think that the cops shouldn't be sued (from my limited knowledge of the case) because they performed their duty in obtaining evidence and didn't (from what I know) engage in misconduct such as wrongful detainment.</p>
<p>the Durham police department did in fact engage in misconduct, twice to my knowledge. They searched players' dorm rooms without a warrant and also conducted a flawed photo line-up (all pics shown to the accuser were of lax players so it really wouldn't matter who she picked).</p>
<p>Does anyone recall how many of the LAX players actually left Duke for other schools because of how things were managed by the Duke administration??</p>
<p>Maybe because I came from Hong Kong, I am more cynical about how litigious things get here. I guess it depends on how much compensation they are asking.</p>
<p>Sam, I too get very cynical about how litigious America is, but in this case I think a lawsuit might actually get used for a noble purpose - slapping Duke and Durham around enough that they won't do this kind of egregious thing again.</p>
<p>Normally I'm very anti-litigation, but this is an instance where it's definitely warranted. Disgusting what they did to these kids. Maybe they should've realized they can't trust a stripper who changes her story repeatedly (which was when I realized she was full of $hit).</p>
<p>The players have every right to sue. The University cancelled their season and fired the coach believing what the woman said. Nifong should be held liable, but he's pretty much in the clear now. He filed bankrupt awhile back so he cannot be found liable. Instead he should just go to jail I guess.</p>
<p>I can't say I feel sorry for the LAX players, and I think they're just trying to throw their weight around. If these were just three white guys at Duke on student loans and work study, I don't know that they wouldn't be in jail. Their parents had the money to press the issue, and they realized Nifong couldn't entirely make the case against them. Now they're thinking they can get some money out of Duke and Durham to set them up after college.</p>
<p>JASO - this suit is NOT from the 3 accused - it is from the other 38 players that were involved.</p>
<p>i think its ironic that they're suing NOW, seeing as how all of them chose to stay at Duke for their senior year...seems like they're just trying to get some quick cash.</p>
<p>^I didn't know that. Yea, if they were so distressed about this, why didn't they transfer? I am sure other schools would love to have them, given they are some of the best lax players out there. The inclusion of 9 family members sounds ridiculous.</p>
<p>And how do the firing of the coach and the suspension of the team necessarily mean Duke assumed some of the members committed the crime? I thought it also got something to do with how the players and the team had behaved in the past, not just this incident alone.</p>
<p>in the end, everyone is in it for the money. unfortunately, thats the type of litigatious society we've built and live in. This is the second suit coach pressler has filed against Duke. In the first, the University acknowledged its wrong and hasty decision to fire him and offered a settlement out of court which he readily accepted in an effort to help the school "move on." shortly after a new slew of litigations, he back out of the offer and decided to sue again on grounds of defamation, different from his first suit. The Duke case has already revealed the deep prejudices and corruption of the judicial processes and interest groups in this country. It makes me wonder sometimes whether or not civil suit, really the only form retribution wrongly accused individuals can exact, add to the problem rather than ameliorate it.</p>