In response to Edward Delp’s Opinion page column on Duke in the April 19th issue of the IDS (“Endgame at Duke”). While it is unfortunate that anyone is wrongfully prosecuted or presumed guilty as Edward Delp points out his Opinion page article of April 19th, it’s hard to imagine that many minority readers – particularly Blacks, Hispanics, and more recently those of Middle Eastern descent were not thinking “welcome to my world.” Although I am a white male, we are a group that if now presumed guilty until proven innocent, has only recently joined that club. The Japanese during WWII certainly were presumed guilty, and many other minorities have received less than equal treatment before the law. Likewise, if the Duke players had been poor white males instead of wealthy white males, does Mr. Delp really believe they would have been better off? I would doubt it. While wrongful prosecution can ruin lives, wealthy white males are not its only victims.
Scott Jensen\nGraduate Student