While he did not rule on the merits of the case, Ervin, a graduate of Davidson College and Harvard Law, probed some of the plaintiff’s allegations. Since the athletes were enrolled in legitimate classes, he said, shouldn’t they have known the others were lacking? “You can’t be an active participant then turn around and say, ‘I was defrauded,’” he told Mehri.
The attorney responded that the students trusted and deferred to the authority of their coaches and counselors, who in turn were participating in an unprecedented conspiracy of academic fraud.
The judge pushed back, saying it would be a better world if he could believe that “these things were not taking place at other universities.”
Read more here: Judge tosses lawsuit by former UNC athletes over bogus classes
translation: foh with this bullshyt
The attorney responded that the students trusted and deferred to the authority of their coaches and counselors, who in turn were participating in an unprecedented conspiracy of academic fraud.
The judge pushed back, saying it would be a better world if he could believe that “these things were not taking place at other universities.”
Read more here: Judge tosses lawsuit by former UNC athletes over bogus classes
translation: foh with this bullshyt
