Math lesson
From the Herald-Sun:
Let's see. 30 million divided by 1.25 million is . . .
Duke University will invest $1.25 million over the next five years for its law school to establish a center devoted to the promotion of justice in the criminal justice system and the training of lawyers to fight against wrongful convictions, Duke President Richard Brodhead announced Wednesday.
Addressing problems in the North Carolina legal system highlighted by the Duke lacrosse case, the center will incorporate and expand the law school's Wrongful Convictions Clinic and Innocence Project, which investigates credible claims of innocence made by convicted felons in North Carolina and works to raise public awareness of systemic problems in the criminal justice system that lead to wrongful convictions.
"The lacrosse case attracted a lot of publicity, but is not the only case in which innocent people have suffered harm through the state's legal system," said Duke law professor James Coleman, who led a university committee that examined the lacrosse team's behavior apart from the case and later was prominent in criticizing the actions of former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.
Let's see. 30 million divided by 1.25 million is . . .
Since 1949, Durhamites have slept soundly, secure in the knowledge that, in our town, erection can be depended upon. Now, thanks to the power of the internets, we can spread that security all over the world.
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Harsh lessons for Durham, but in the long run these changes will make the town better. Ironically, too, it will mostly benefit minorities who are falsely accused. It's just a shame it took such bad behavior to have these changes forced on Durham, rather than Durham changing things itself a long time ago.
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