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...Desmond Bryant??a 6’6, 225 pound recruit from North Carolina—got an offer from Duke, but passed it up in favor of the Crimson. And I know that Duke may not be what one would consider a “power program,” but it’s an ACC school that has the TV contracts that could help a player springboard into national exposure...
What else do you want the man to do? Sit on his butt at home? In addition to robbing his team of his considerable talents, not playing would probably hinder Bryant??s case. Rumors and speculation would abound about Bryant in hiding, shameful of his crime and shamed by the public...
Just what form his life takes is a separate issue. For now, he is right to play the game that he loves. Basketball is Bryant??s job, his livelihood...
Beyond the conniving tactics of the defense lawyers, the Internet has contributed equally, if not more so, to the belittling of Bryant??s accuser. A representative of Lycos.com confirmed that besides the War in Iraq and the 2000 Presidential Election, the Kobe Bryant case is the most popular web search in the history of the Internet. Websites have already revealed the woman’s identity—along with her address, her high school yearbook picture, phone number, and tax information on her parents’ home. Some websites lambaste her as a whore. Others gossip about...
Unfortunately the real losers in this media circus are the victims of less publicized assaults. Regardless of whether Bryant??s accuser is telling the truth, her sour experience will leave an enduring impression. Rape survivors nationwide are watching as this young woman’s credibility is publicly scrutinized. Every minute detail of her life has been put on display for critique and criticism—and she is not the one on trial. After what this 19-year-old woman has gone through, and the public’s reaction to her charges, sexual assault victims will...