Imus v. Duke

Imus insulted some women, has apologized, and is now getting canned for it.

Granted, an over-the-top insult. But scarring for life to the intended? Probably not.


Now go to another part of the country, where charges against three Duke Lacrosse players have not only been dropped, but the players have been totally exonerated.

When the charges were brought forth, the school disbanded the Lacrosse team, fired the coach, deemed the players personna-non-grata.

Nifong, after mountains and mountains of contrary evidence, nonetheless continued his prosecution of the players for what can only be considered as political gain, putting the players and their families in a constant state of distress (and probably bankruptcy) for over a year.

Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton get on their fool pedestals and label the players racists, and besmirch their character.

Question: Who did more damage to whom? Was it Imus, whose one time over-the-top comment insulted a team of basketball players?

Or was it the faculty at Duke, Nifong, and the Society of the Professionally Offended (Jackson & Sharpton)?

Question 2: Where are the apologies; where are the consequences for the latter ship of fools?

Where are the rolling heads?
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