
The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case
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The Richness and Whiteness of the Accused
As a black woman who was found intoxicated and is in a marginally legal sex work industry, it's like you just need to use all of your lives at once to deflect something away. Making a rape claim does feel like it could be one of those like emergency moves. The lacrosse kids are remarkably compliant. They don't even lawyer up, which is actually interesting for rich kids. And also, I mean, it's another thing that is kind of a sign of innocence, right? There's no cover up. It's just like, yep, we ordered strippers.
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