Gone way to far for this, the defendants will never sign and will go to trial first.The boys have had to go home and lose a year of college.Somebody is going to pay, and it will be the taxpayers of Durham.Malicious prosecution is a likely guess on a suite for damages.
In a just world, you are correct. My sense from the conversation was that the LAX players want to clear their names, graduate and get as far from Durham as they can ASAP.
I have sued a few folks for truly egregious behavior and it really costs a lot of money and time and it eats at your gut 24/7.
At this point, I almost hope the charges *aren't* dropped and it goes to trial, for the boys sakes. All of the evidence needs to be brought out in a court of law with the cameras rolling so that there isn't a shadow of a doubt that they're innocent and so that they can reclaim their lives and reputations.
And it needs to happen now, not next fall.
I'm with you. The defense has said no deals, and I take them at their word. My guess is that this is coming from wherever O'Reilly and Geraldo got their information that the defense would accept a deal. I call BS on this.