Just heard an amazing comment from Duke President Richard Brodhead. In a letter to parents of Duke undergrads he said (and this is a close paraphrase; I heard it on the radio), “If the allegations are true then all our outrage will have been justified.” (Emphasis added; can’t find it online.) As these allegations of gang rape begin to look a bit fishy, are people beginning to back off of their earlier certainty?
And if the allegations should prove false, what does that say about all the outrage from the perpetually offended lefties on campus and in nearby Birkenstock neighborhoods? I think “unjustified” is the word I’m looking for. Maybe next time it would be good to find out if allegations are true before becoming outraged and presuming guilt. Just a thought.
UPDATE: Found the link to the letter. Turns out the paraphrased quote was pretty close.
