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Today Slanders the Lacrosse Players

By K.C. Johnson

[Update, 2.41pm, below:}On this morning's broadcast of Today, host Meredith Viera interviewed "criminal profiler" Pat Brown, on the topic of whether the Virginia killing could have been prevented.Out of the blue--in a discussion, again, of an accused murderer--"criminal profiler" Brown offered the following insight: "Look at the Duke situation. All these boys did all these things, but were they thrown off the team? No."Viera offered no correction, but merely thanked Brown for her insights. The item comes at 8.49 of the clip below:Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy On another front, I have an op-ed this morning in Inside Higher Ed on the flawed comparisons between the Duke and UVA cases.[Via Mediate, the phony comparisons continue--this time from CNN's Don Lemon, who referenced the Duke "sex scandal...continue to full post

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