That thought has crossed my mind too. That would let Fong off way too easy. These boys need to regain their reputations. That won't happen with a big cloud of doubt in the air. I'd rather see Crystal throw him under the bus. Not likely though. I hope they sue no matter what happens. But I still think there needs to be an investigation into Nifong's handling of this case. And changes in the system. Big ones.
BUMP.
Well, she very well could, since he hasn't even heard her "story" yet, eh?
He cannot possibly have anything else to prove his case; if he has withheld evidence, he will be hung at high noon on that campus.
I want the guys cleared too. If this were happening to my brother I'd want him cleared to the fullest extent possible. I wouldn't want him going through life under a cloud. The question is, how do you make that happen?
I agree that it would be a good thing if Crystal would throw Nifong under a bus and claim he pressured her into going forward. If she just drops out though that leaves Nifong room to say - hey, I would have won the case but she's just too traumatized. That's not good. I think they'd have to pursue a a civil action of some sort, or maybe what Dukie07 is suggesting - I've never heard of that before.
A trial would expose the truth but be an ordeal. I have a feeling it would be long and drawn out. And you can't predict a jury although I find it impossible to believe Nifong could get all 12 jurors to convict. I don't relish the idea of them going to trial. I just want them to get their reputations back. Somehow. I want them made whole again.