NC Central Gives Duke Lacrosse ‘Lady’ a Degree; Dookies Not ‘Happy’
May 21st, 2008 by BoxyBrown
When I started reading Kristin Butler’s most recent article Duke’s daily paper, The Chronicle, I was initially annoyed, since she starts out the article by saying, “It seems anyone can get a college degree these days-especially if they go to North Carolina Central University.” Hmmm, my brain said. That seems relatively typical. But that’s why you read the whole article, no?
See, Ms. Butler is teed off because NCCU just awarded a degree in “police psychology” to Crystal Mangum, who you most likely know as the “Duke Lacrosse Case Stripper”. The events of this case are far from necessarily rehashable; if you were breathing within the 50 states during the summer of 2006 you know all about them. But as Butler points out, Mangum’s actions constitute a pretty gross slew of violations to NCCU’s honor code and policy of maintaining a “drug free academic community”.
And while maybe it’s worthwhile to point out that Mangum, despite her lies, suffered miserably throughout the trial as her sexual exploits and drug abuse were chronicled within the very public context of post-crime investigation and pretrial discovery, it should absolutely be pointed out that two of the Duke Lax players did not graduate this semester as a result of the trial.
And while I’m not as quick to condemn NCCU as Butler is — plenty of universities in the State of North Carolina have graduated people with worse crimes under their belt — it is still pretty reprehensible that they so casually allowed such a publicly flagrant violator of the rules to pick up a cap and gown.
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And in “Police Psychology”? I’m not exactly sure what that is, but it sounds a lot like a slap in the face.
“And while maybe it’s worthwhile to point out that Mangum, despite her lies, suffered miserably throughout the trial as her sexual exploits and drug abuse were chronicled within the very public context of post-crime investigation and pretrial discovery…”
She didn’t suffer enough. It’s a travesty that she wasn’t prosecuted for her actions.
This makes me want to kill myself.
Unbelievable, I’m with the Piler on this one, she should suffer, yet the complete opposite happens…she gets the ultimate reward, a college degree she will never use.
Great, so when she has one of these… http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/images/nwaz_02_img0147.jpg
She’ll now be intelligent enough to know that crack isn’t good.
http://www.hbcusportsblog.com/2008/05/forgetting-abou.html
What can you offer up to counter the thoughts of this reporter, this editorial board, this university who looks at NCCU as a university whose moral fiber isn’t thicker than the paper its diplomas are printed on?
Her and Nifong both should be thrown in prison at least Nifong was disbarred and recently filed for bankruptcy. She is a horrible human being and doesn’t deserve to be in society much less given a college degree.
They didn’t “give” her a damn thing, she earned her degree.
Can you produce for me how she earned this degree?
In response to Mike (#9,) she “earned” that degree because most anyone with a pulse can earn a degree at NC Ghetto U. Their entrance standards are shamefully low: SAT of 780, anyone? Unfortunately, Durham public schools have entirely too many of these “graduates” in the classroom. They are some of the most uneducated, ignorant, and inarticulate teachers I’ve ever encountered. Their education school is a state joke. Should my child ever be assigned a teacher with a Central degree, I’ll be asking a lot of questions before having her in that classroom.
Ahh… and it seems to go unsaid that Ms. Mangum was also involved in grand theft auto, as she stole the keys from a cab driver she was stripping for, ran from the cops, and ultimately smashed a cop car. She blew a .19 and then passed out. She also formulated two other false rape charges before the Duke incident.
No, she didn’t suffer. She enjoyed every drop of attention and notoriety that she got out of this. You can’t punish and deter criminals by blogging about them, and that’s what this piece of crap is: A CRIMINAL!