What Happened To Madison Brooks, And Why Should We Care?

Race, accountability, scapegoats, and sex.

Madison Brooks, often referred to in the media now as “Madi,” was a LSU sophomore this year. In January, she went out to a bar in TigerTown called “Reggie’s,” notable for underage drinking and over-serving of patrons. She got drunk, and reportedly very drunk (more in a second). She left with four dudes, three of whom were African-American. Purportedly two of the four had sex with her in the backseat of the vehicle, and there’s apparently video of her consenting to that sex. That video, which is understandably not released to the public yet, was shown in court to (I assume?) a Grand Jury. The driver of the vehicle has made statements like he “heard sex discussed five times” but also said she “probably wasn’t in her right mind.”

This video covers a lot of what’s happened so far: