A play from the Kobe Bryant play book: vilify the victim in the press [View All]

[Evergreen Emerald]

I am amazed at the misinformation on this web site. No wonder it is so hard for victims to come forward. I am referring to the rape allegation involving the team at Duke University.

The defense is making an effort to vilify the victim in the press. They see what works and emulate it: Coby Bryant's victim eventually refused to cooperate with the prosecution and they had to drop the charges because of the treatment she received by the public. The defense used the press to spread lies and the public bought it. She was threatened, her reputation ruined, her life in turmoil because she thought there was justice in America and that just because a guy was famous did not mean he could use her. She was wrong.


Based on the posts I have read on DU, the lies spread by the defense are working.

-Condoms rarely leave trace evidence
-DNA is not always found
-Doctors can NEVER say a woman was raped, only that the injuries are "consistent" with rape.
-Timing of the injuries versus when she said she was raped: victims rarely have exact times of the event. More often they have time frames. They are estimating.
-drunk women don't deserve to be raped.

The credibility of the victim is key to rape cases, because of course the perpetrators aren't talking. So, the defense is attempting to create doubt in the minds of the jury pool by spreading misinformation. I hope there is still justice for victims.