{"product_id":"a-rush-to-injustice-how-power-prejudice-racism-and-political-correctness-overshadowed-truth-and-justice-in-the-duke-lacrosse-rape-case-paperback","title":"A Rush to Injustice: How Power, Prejudice, Racism, and Political Correctness Overshadowed Truth and Justice in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNader Baydoun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe party was planned . . . college friends, booze, even a couple of strippers. But, the revelry the boys were anticipating never happened. Instead of the good time they had hoped for, several members of the Duke University lacrosse team were charged with assault and rape. Amazingly, when the district attorney stepped up to the bank of microphones on a world stage and made his pronouncement, it soulded like an easy verdict. Few suspected that this blockbuster of a news story was based on lies and furthered by private political ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeasoned trial lawyer Nader Baydoun, a Duke alumnus, paid close attention to the lacrosse case from the moment it broke. And it wasn't long before he suspected that something was wrong. Baydoun started digging. here's what he and his collaborator, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author and attorney R. Stephanie Good, found: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the very start, the supposed victim, Crystal Gale Mangum, and her partner, gave highly inconsistent statements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistrict Attorney Mike Nifong never interviewed Mangum about the night of the supposed rape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe DA damned the players in the press even after he saw DNA evidence that irrevocably vindicated them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNifong made a deal to keep exculpatory DNA evidence a secret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe DA refused to review other evidence that proved the players could not have sexually assaulted Mangum, including rock-solid alibis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese appalling facts, along with many others revealed here, add up to this: At no time was there ever any credible evidence that a rape had occurred?and the DA dragged three innocent young men through a merciless gauntlet for the sole purpose of advancing his political career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark book, Baydoun gives the behind-the-scenes account of the Duke lacrosse rape case from primary sources, and sheds light on the real victims in a case that gripped the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344796508467,"sku":"9781595552761","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ku-g9lGmnG9781595552761.webp?v=1778732170","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-rush-to-injustice-how-power-prejudice-racism-and-political-correctness-overshadowed-truth-and-justice-in-the-duke-lacrosse-rape-case-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}