4.42/5
Author: Stuart Taylor, K. C. Johnson
Publication Date: Sep 4, 2007
Formats: PDF,Hardcover,Paperback,Kindle
Rating: 4.42/5 out of 558
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
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Mar 09, 2008
This book was hard, almost impossible to get all the way through--not because it was poorly written, but because it was almost too involving. This is a case where truth really is stranger than fiction; I've never had a movie or a novel I couldn't finish, but this horrified my to such an extent that I could only get through a few pages at a time before getting so depressed I had to put it down. I'm normally a believer in the system as a whole; obviously it has its flaws and its bad actors, but This book was hard, almost impossible to get all the way through--not because it was poorly written, but because it was almost too involving. This is a case where truth really is stranger than fiction; I've never had a movie or a novel I couldn't finish, but this horrified my to such an extent that I could only get through a few pages at a time before getting so depressed I had to put it down. I'm normally a believer in the system as a whole; obviously it has its flaws and its bad actors, but there are (supposed to be) so many checks and balances that something like this shouldn't be able to happen. For the DA--for the entire criminal justice system--to hold three clearly innocent men hostages for over nine months with absolutely no one able or willing to stop them, is shocking. We're not in Mexico, we're not in the USSR, we're not any place in the world where someone could be picked at randomly and charged with heinous crimes, against and in spite of the evidence, for no reason other than having upset the ruling powers. Here, though, there was a perfect storm of media, academia, the administration, the "ruling class," and the judicial system all picked these three boys virtually at random, all to advance their own pet theories and interests.Apr 14, 2014
I have to confess I never finished this. The facts are compelling, and it have always believed that Mr. Nifong committed prosecutorial misconduct and that regardless of what occurred, the likelihood of conviction was infinitesimal given the facts. I'm a prosecutor, and I was outraged by the prosecution. I also think the university bowed to political pressure rather than act responsibly. Which is not to say these boys didn't behave abhorrently, or that the lacrosse culture wasn't disgusting. In I have to confess I never finished this. The facts are compelling, and it have always believed that Mr. Nifong committed prosecutorial misconduct and that regardless of what occurred, the likelihood of conviction was infinitesimal given the facts. I'm a prosecutor, and I was outraged by the prosecution. I also think the university bowed to political pressure rather than act responsibly. Which is not to say these boys didn't behave abhorrently, or that the lacrosse culture wasn't disgusting. In short, no one involved comes out looking good. The facts are fascinating, if extremely disturbing. My problem with this particular book,and the reason I didn't finish it, is that it uses the case to paint all feminists and liberals as evil and hypocritical. I'm no extremist, but I quit at the point where I couldn't escape the feeling that the authors were former white frat boys who are still pissed off that the world won't totally bend to their will anymore. ...moreJul 05, 2008
5 stars for research, 3 stars for the writing (the authors are definitely not prose stylists), averaged out to 4. I remember reading this book about 3 years ago and feeling my blood pressure rise as the chapters wore on. So much blame to go around, well above and beyond the kamikaze legal strategies of Mike Nifong. His misdeeds were only the most glaring.Dec 02, 2017
During my sophomore year of college, political correctness began to pervade all aspects of student life. I thought I could escape it by spending all my time in the engineering building, but that reality came crashing down when a computer science professor dedicated an entire class to discussing what he perceived were campus inequalities. At that point, I realized I needed to make an effort to understand what was happening both on campus and at similar schools in the northeast such as Dartmouth During my sophomore year of college, political correctness began to pervade all aspects of student life. I thought I could escape it by spending all my time in the engineering building, but that reality came crashing down when a computer science professor dedicated an entire class to discussing what he perceived were campus inequalities. At that point, I realized I needed to make an effort to understand what was happening both on campus and at similar schools in the northeast such as Dartmouth and Yale.Mar 17, 2019
Like many, I 'experienced' this case via the 'news' media and vaguely followed it to its incredible end. Yet a reading of this highly detailed and passionate book over 10 years later shows that the playbook of the Left in America has not changed one iota. The Duke lacrosse 'case' (it never deserved to be a case in the first place) was the ultimate example of Fake News before the term was ever coined. It went on for months led by the the 'leaders' in the media including the NYT and WaPo and of Like many, I 'experienced' this case via the 'news' media and vaguely followed it to its incredible end. Yet a reading of this highly detailed and passionate book over 10 years later shows that the playbook of the Left in America has not changed one iota. The Duke lacrosse 'case' (it never deserved to be a case in the first place) was the ultimate example of Fake News before the term was ever coined. It went on for months led by the the 'leaders' in the media including the NYT and WaPo and of course CNN. Same playbook as Ferguson, MO, the UVA frat-rape hoax, Jussie Smollett, the Covington Boys, and the next one to come. Rush to judgement, ignore or distort facts and do as much as possible to destroy the so-called enemies of 'leftism' (in fact, tyranny). This book is as complete an indictment of the media and their allies in the academic world as you will ever be sad to read. Yes, they were helped by the incredibly corrupt DA but anyone with a slightest wish for truth would have realized early on the phenomenal weakness of the entire case. And virtually nothing has changed, which is even sadder. In fact, the so-called 'Group of 88' professors at Duke were strengthened. The complete takeover of 'elite' American universities with the pathogen of far-leftist thought is scarier than almost anything I have seen. Entire departments apparently consist of ideologues of one side only and they are 'teaching' our youth their 'values'. That this is happening at Universities, where objective inquiry into truth is (or was) supposed to be a prime value is even more disturbing. Uniformity of thought on college campuses is hardly even questioned anymore. Look what happens when a Ben Shapiro wants to speak at a college! The fact that not one Duke U. professor lost their position as a result of their slander against innocent (or should have been presumed not guity) students is shameful, even the Durham DA lost his job. I daresay these 'humanities' departments have shifted even further left (if that were possible) today. If I were a Duke alumnus not $.01 would ever go to that school. But they are far, far from alone. ...moreNov 03, 2015
This book is a laboriously researched (but too long) study of the unfounded rape indictments of three Duke University students in 2006. It is a tale of prosecutorial abuse, police incompetence/complicity, university spinelessness, and stomach-turning undergraduate excess that culminated in a district attorney's disgrace and a dismissal of charges--after the students had been hounded out of school, subjected to faculty and student vituperation, and pilloried in local and national media for a This book is a laboriously researched (but too long) study of the unfounded rape indictments of three Duke University students in 2006. It is a tale of prosecutorial abuse, police incompetence/complicity, university spinelessness, and stomach-turning undergraduate excess that culminated in a district attorney's disgrace and a dismissal of charges--after the students had been hounded out of school, subjected to faculty and student vituperation, and pilloried in local and national media for a crime they did not commit.May 21, 2015
Over the top rhetoric and repeatedly telling - not showing - the reader who are the good guys and the bad guys is not a strong method of making an argument. From what I can tell, the facts of the case speak for themselves, but rather than telling the story and letting the reader draw the (ineluctable) conclusion that an appalling injustice occurred, the author bangs on his drum so loudly and clumsily that the book became unreadable. I put it down after 100 pages.Dec 26, 2012
Excellent book about how dangerous and irrational some can be...Feb 22, 2009
This is by far the best book I've read all year.An excellent account on what actually occured with the Duke Lacrosse, rather than what the media reported.5 Stars for Stuart Taylor and KC Johnson.Aug 09, 2013
A great book that captures your attention and holds onto it. Also a great lesson for prosecutors on how not to "Nifong" it.Jun 02, 2016
A true story of a justice system gone wrong. The matter was poorly handled by the Durham community and Duke University.Sep 12, 2008
Although I followed this story somewhat in the newspapers as it was unfolding, I really had no idea what the real story was. This is a page-turner and an eye-opener. The story is powerful and breathtaking and frightening. It challenges one's assumptions about the legal system and introduces those of us who attended college many years ago to what life today is like on campus.Aug 29, 2012
Oct 03, 2008
Interesting read. I wanted to read it because we lived there and Kevin went to school there at Duke. It was a neat read for me since I knew the places mentioned as well as some of the people. Interesting book for anyone. Every person in our country should be innocent until proven guilty, but as this book points out, this is not true for many cases around the country. The Duke Lacrosse team was already convicted prior to any trial in the newspaper, television, and within the Duke community.Apr 03, 2012
It is sickening to realize that this is world in which we live. Our news sources are motivated not by the spread of accurate information but rather by the dramatic impact of the slants that can make the best headlines. This case is sickening, though not because of the "crime," but because of the reactions we the masses had to it. Truly eye-opening. Something like this should be required reading in every college journalism course in the country.Oct 14, 2016
It's hard to argue with John Grisham's assessment of this book: 'Brutally honest, unflinching, exhaustively researched, and compulsively readable, Until Proven Innocent excoriates those who led the stampede—the prosecutor, the cops, the media—but it also exposes the cowardice of Duke’s administration and faculty.'Sep 24, 2013
The writers researched this topic and detailed the entire line of events from the beginning to end almost religiously. Unfortunately, Taylor and Johnson tend to mercilessly attack those who ended up being wrong...in an unwarranted way. Overall, a very informative read; and in many ways, rather chilling. While it did make me stop and think critically about my own beliefs, I do caution that in the process of warning against extremism, the authors have put themselves dangerously close to the other The writers researched this topic and detailed the entire line of events from the beginning to end almost religiously. Unfortunately, Taylor and Johnson tend to mercilessly attack those who ended up being wrong...in an unwarranted way. Overall, a very informative read; and in many ways, rather chilling. While it did make me stop and think critically about my own beliefs, I do caution that in the process of warning against extremism, the authors have put themselves dangerously close to the other side of the spectrum. ...moreMar 31, 2008
This is by far the best book I've read all year. It's intense and rather daunting, but it will grab the reader and make you think. It's thought-provoking, and I admit, made me just angry. It's a shape to see what a hold the EXTREME liberal left in seems to have on colleges across America. The left holds to the claim that they believe in the innocent, but this book sheds light on how in the case of the alleged Duke assault, they were willing to point the finger because of politically correctness. This is by far the best book I've read all year. It's intense and rather daunting, but it will grab the reader and make you think. It's thought-provoking, and I admit, made me just angry. It's a shape to see what a hold the EXTREME liberal left in seems to have on colleges across America. The left holds to the claim that they believe in the innocent, but this book sheds light on how in the case of the alleged Duke assault, they were willing to point the finger because of politically correctness. Kudos to the authors for what must have been a painstakingly effort of research. Americans across the country should be outraged that incidents like this occur throughout the nation everyday. I recommend this book for those willing to take an upclose look at thier personal views and see how prejudices can affect the judicial system. I admit, it took me longer than normal to read, since it was non-fiction, but well-worth the read. ...moreOct 20, 2011
Sigh......This review makes me a little bit nervous because I understand that this is such a hot button issue....but c'mon. Stuart Taylor takes one extreme and runs with it as far as he can possibly go. This book is so incredibly bias the other way that it was getting ridiculous to read. I'm paraphrasing here, but as Taylor describes the incidents that happened that night, and as we now all know, those boys did not rape anyone, but he made them seem like EVERYTHING they did that night was Sigh......This review makes me a little bit nervous because I understand that this is such a hot button issue....but c'mon. Stuart Taylor takes one extreme and runs with it as far as he can possibly go. This book is so incredibly bias the other way that it was getting ridiculous to read. I'm paraphrasing here, but as Taylor describes the incidents that happened that night, and as we now all know, those boys did not rape anyone, but he made them seem like EVERYTHING they did that night was completely fine and normal. The racial slurs, the suggestion of using a broom on one of the strippers...... I get it. The author titled his book the "Shameful Injustice" and it absolutely was, but this book could have been written with A LOT less anger, isn't it all the anger that started this out of control issue in the first place? I recommend going somewhere else if you're looking for a full picture of what happened in that case. ...moreJan 20, 2016
This book has some very good information and a detailed timeline of the events surrounding the Duke rape case. The main crux of the argument is to avoid the rush to judgment that occurred by the media and the prosecutor and police. However, the authors undercut their moral high-ground by engaging in behavior they criticize from others. The authors chastise the media for painting the lacrosse players as wholly "bad" and the alleged victim as wholly "good"- a very valid critique. But the authors This book has some very good information and a detailed timeline of the events surrounding the Duke rape case. The main crux of the argument is to avoid the rush to judgment that occurred by the media and the prosecutor and police. However, the authors undercut their moral high-ground by engaging in behavior they criticize from others. The authors chastise the media for painting the lacrosse players as wholly "bad" and the alleged victim as wholly "good"- a very valid critique. But the authors do the same thing presenting the lacrosse players as practically perfect in every way and anything negative is dismissed or downplayed as "boys being boys" and the alleged victim as a crazy, drug-addled prostitute. The authors merely flip who is "good" and "bad" in the story and engage in the same tactics they chastise others for.May 03, 2018
I thought that Until Proven Innocent would be a sober analysis of abuse of power and the dangers of rushing to judgment; instead, I got a jeremiad about various liberal offenses. If I want that, I'll tune into Sean Hannity. Do not read this.Dec 13, 2017
I really wanted to like this because of its significance in giving a comprehensive view of all the atrocities and prejudgments surrounding this incident. However, the book was an absolute slog that dragged on unnecessarily for no reason other than to provide the authors with their own platform to criticize those who ignorantly spoke out against the players. The book was repetitious when it came to the facts of the case; for example, when a news report or statement came out "citing" to facts of I really wanted to like this because of its significance in giving a comprehensive view of all the atrocities and prejudgments surrounding this incident. However, the book was an absolute slog that dragged on unnecessarily for no reason other than to provide the authors with their own platform to criticize those who ignorantly spoke out against the players. The book was repetitious when it came to the facts of the case; for example, when a news report or statement came out "citing" to facts of the case it was often followed by "false" which any reader would know after having read the facts 10 prior times and having the same response made.Oct 29, 2017
In the book Until Proven Innocent, by Stuart Taylor Jr. and KC Johnson, the authors use literary techniques to develop the overall theme of the book. Using Third person point of view, a Critical tone, and logos, the authors developed the writing. A third person point of view helps develop the author’s writing because it gives a perspective of someone who tells the story of what actually happened and doesn’t have a limited point of view from one side. The authors implement the third person point In the book Until Proven Innocent, by Stuart Taylor Jr. and KC Johnson, the authors use literary techniques to develop the overall theme of the book. Using Third person point of view, a Critical tone, and logos, the authors developed the writing. A third person point of view helps develop the author’s writing because it gives a perspective of someone who tells the story of what actually happened and doesn’t have a limited point of view from one side. The authors implement the third person point of view to make the readers confident that the authors knows everything they could possibly know about the case. This makes the reader feel that their not missing out on any key information that someone could leave out if they were biased. The authors had a very critical tone by making a lot of disapproving comments on how Nifong and others should have known that the lack of evidence should have led them to believe that the lacrosse players were innocent. The critical tone is valuable to this story because it ties his disapprovement with logic, or logos, which the authors use to prove what they said had meaning. I like the author's use of logos because it proved that Nifong was using the case to support his liberal agenda. He made a lot of people think that the lacrosse players were terrible people and the author’s point of view, critical tone, and the use of logos all put together proved their opinion on the matter. Someone who enjoys books like “To Kill a Mockingbirdâ€, where there is the demonization of the person on trial who should be innocent, might like this book. The themes of these two books might be different, but they both incorporate the systematic oppression of the innocent.Nov 04, 2017
Excellent Companion Book to It's Not About the TruthJul 06, 2017
This book made me so, SO angry that something like this could happen in our country. Mike Nifong should be rotting in a jail cell for what he's done to those boys. While details about the rape case invoked many emotions, I struggled to get through some of the ramblings about the university, professors, and election. While I understand the need to include them, I was much more interested in the party, investigation, and the months following the injustice.Take your time and choose the perfect book.
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