.... Links to past memories ....

I've been posting random chapters to a novel that I wrote several years ago.  This fictionalized account was written as a catharsis for my experiences with the malfeasance that was the modus operandi of a educational system and it's supportive network of judicial, legal and administrative good ole boyz and girlz ....

There is likely no way I will ever recoup the 1.2 million dollars I lost in liquidating everything I owned to hire my own attorney.  Hence, the best I will ever be able to claim is that while winning the battle, I may have lost the war -- but I left the legal battlefield with my dignity intact.   

The Nifong scenario in Durham, NC is likely the reason my memories have been stirred. 

In this rekindling of memories, I've reminded myself again that, in retrospect -- losing everything, living out of a car, starting over, learning who true friends are, etc. -- may have been worth salvaging my own self-worth.

The Duke defendants are much younger than I was in my crisis.  Possibly they will not experience the full impact of the pangs of outrageous fortune.  But then, I chose to confront my accusers.  Others are confronting their accusers on their behalf ....

God-speed, young defendants.

If you are indeed innocent of the charges, show no mercy in reclaiming your self-worth. 

Resources:

The Right Coast
Durham Wonderland
The Academy ....
Poisoned Campus Culture
The Duke Rape Case