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Rushing to Judgment in the Duke Lacrosse Case: An Important Reminder
A little more than a year ago, FIRE released a short documentary about the lessons of the Duke Lacrosse case, which is a badly needed and powerful reminder of the danger of rushing to judgment in sexual assault cases. I think every student in the country should watch it (and also read FIRE’s Guide to Due Process and Campus Justice) before heading off to college.The video features the inimitable KC Johnson, author of the heavily researched account of the due process debacle, Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustice of the Duke Lacrosse Case. Check it out below and please share the video.
This is one of things that lead to my loss of trust in most of our institutions.