For over a year, justice, fairness, and the presumption of innocence have been dragged through mud in North Carolina. Finally, thanks to the resignation of Mike Nifong months ago, some real prosecutorial work has been done by the State's DA office, which has seemingly come to the non-political conclusion that no real crime was committed in erroneously-titled "Duke Rape Case."
ABC News is reporting that North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will soon announce that he is dismissing all charges against three Duke Lacrosse players. The question remains, however: What took so long?
Nightline ran a segment last night recapping the key events of the case. It is well done, and credit must be given to ABC News for being one of the first and most vocal investigators of the real facts. It's fitting that it is the first mainstream news organization to break the news of the dismissal of charges:
KC Johnson appears in this video. His blog has been an invaluable resource for justice in this case, functioning both as an archive of the incredulous comments and actions of the prosecutors and lynch-mob mentality of the accusers, and as a shining example of the possibilities of effectual blogging.
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