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p> DUKE OUT br> Re: Jay D. Homnick's Classless of 2007 : /p> p>Thanks you so much for publishing Jay D. Homnick's thoughtful essay about the Duke situation. It is a timely reminder that there are activities which, if not illegal per se, are still best avoided if we seek the protection of the law. The law is society's ultimate method of regulating human behavior, but we are poorer society if it is the only means of doing so. I greatly appreciated Mr. Homnick's Talmudic approach to the problem; it is remarkably similar to the approach advocated by the LDS church: It is best to avoid even the appearance of evil. br> -- Michael Hofstetter /p> p> I'm not 100% sure of what Jay Homnick is trying to say here. Is his point that while he is happy the three former Duke students have been exonerated, their troubles were partially their fault because they were at that bar or party in the first place? br> -- Mark Saleman /p>

It would be very appropriate for these young men to accept some responsibility for getting themselves into this mess. I hope all those priests who stood by these families have counseled them on this. A little too much boys will be boys here.

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