[don'tbedenied]

"Did you all catch Susan Filan (before the Newsweek reporter) saying that she doesn't think this case will go to trial because Crystal will be overwhelmed and will not testify?"
Prediction:
It looks like we're getting close to the end game. The facts are closing in on Nifong and the AV. The AV makes up another story about being scared, refuses to testify, goes on to get book offers and appear at race baiting political rallies. MSM writes sympathetic crap about the damage done to this hard working gal.

Case is dismissed of course. Nifong is in a harder spot, does he hold on until next Monday or does he too take the route of blaming the evil defense lawyers and dismiss now. AV may force his hand.

No lawsuits are ever filed, AV knows she'll be crushed in a civil suit, defendants just want to go on with their lives.

Meanwhile Duke as a PR move in Durham hands out unbelievably harsh punishment for the lacrosse guys, based on the drinking, stripppers and racial slurs. Lacrosse program is suspended or outright killed.

One of the accused also writes a book that is well received. And the drive by media? You know, no apologies just move on to the next story.

[El Gran Salseron]

" defendants just want to go on with their lives."

I don't know what they can do re: civil suits but they should do whatever they can to make the AV, DAs and others' lives just as miserable as possible.

[Alia]

From what I've read thus far; it appears there may be a deal on the table that if the complaining woman drops her case, she can maintain her anonymity.

But we know that won't happen: She'll be writing books and doing the college campus thing at $10K a pop.

[torchthemummy]

If this gets dismissed I want a civil suit against the DA, Durham Police, Mangum, Roberts etc. This cannot go unpunished - to not do so will set another racial precedent/preference.

I will gladly donate $.