Durham City Councilman Eugene Brown is asking the right questions regarding the handling of the Duke lacrosse case by the Durham Police Department. Blogger John in Carolina wraps it all up in a nice, neat package for you. After reading this you come away with the certain knowledge that several police officers and supervisors knew, absolutely knew, that no rape and assault had occurred, yet continued for months to say it had. John and Councilman Brown wonder why. Here’s an excerpt from Brown’s list of questions:
One basic question is why did three Durham residents have to go to Raleigh and to the Attorney General’s office to get justice? What was in the collective DNA of some within the Durham Police Department (DPD) that denied the accused justice in our City? Who was really in charge of investigating this case, the Durham Police or the DA? Who was driving the train and who was stoking the coal in the fire engine to keep this hoax of an investigation going? What was the role of the Durham Police Department in creating what the Attorney General deemed a “rush to conviction” but apparently not to justice?
Let’s hope enough of Brown’s colleagues on the council are as concerned and interested. This doesn’t deserve they typical Durham whitewashing. Some head need to roll.
