The Duke lacrosse scandal is rearing its ugly head yet again. Just when I had started to forget about this case, the situation has become even more bizarre.
Not only have all charges against the Duke lacrosse players been dropped, but now the players are considering a lawsuit against prosecuting attorney Mike Nifong.
Nifong has probably wronged these students, and his overzealousness has certainly come at a cost to his political endeavors. Nifong overstepped his bounds, and he deserved the punishment he received -- he's been fired, criminally charged, and is now facing the possibility of disbarment.
And yet, something strikes me as odd about all of this. Just because nothing can be definitively proved doesn't make these young men innocent from all wrongdoing. Far from it. But here they are, proclaiming their innocence and turning the tables on the entire situation.
Are the Duke lacrosse players innocent of rape? Probably. But I don't think that lets them off the hook for their unquestionably irresponsible actions.
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