Why did Duke wait until January 2007 to allow the two students to return?
Even during the first few weeks of this story, when many people assumed the players were guilty, Duke President Richard H. Brodhead repeatedly said they must be considered innocent until proven otherwise. In his first public statement about the incident, he said, “The facts are not yet established, however, and there are very different versions of the central events. No charges have been filed, and in our system of law, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty.” He reiterated this several days later and in numerous subsequent statements. Brodhead also reminded people that the appropriate venue for determining guilt or innocence was the legal system – not the news media, the university or elsewhere. Prior to December, the two students were on interim suspension, which is not a disciplinary measure or judgment of guilt but, instead, a temporary measure that many colleges and universities use when a student is charged with a violent crime. Campuses typically balance the use of int
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- Why did Duke wait until January 2007 to allow the two students to return?
