Paul From Hamburg
2008-08-27 08:34:12
When I read the paragraph here, my first thought was “Don’t jump to conclusions. It is possible that the book would not attempt to defend the original charge but will portray Mangum as an equal victim of a corrupt prosecutor.” That thought was wrong. The complete press release clearly gives the game away. It is clear that they intend to portray the exoneration of the Duke students as a mere technicality.
I love this part: “Crystal Magnum [sic] is donating one dollar from the purchase of each book to help battered women.” I would paraphrase that as: “The weasels who are publishing this book will take their full cut, but the feeble attempt to de-odorize this pile will be funded by Mangum.”
