Afflicting the Factual

On Sunday, Syl Jones was afforded his normal position on the prime real estate of the Star Tribune editorial page, this time to address the implications of the Duke non-rape case.

The pre-eminent information resource on this case, KC Johnson at Durham in Wonderland, took notice. As usual, when Syl's opinions meet with the facts, something has to give. Conclusion:

And even if Nifong, Jones concludes:

"deserves to be punished, he was right about one thing: Something did happen at that frat boy party at Duke University ... Too bad Nifong didn't do his job and home in on exactly what that something was."

Too bad Jones didn't do the job of an op-ed columnist and explain precisely what the "something" that happened was.

It's also too bad a blogger in North Carolina is forced to do the job Star Tribune editors refuse to.

More freelance editing here, from a Duke student.