Washington Times Article

As i said yesterday, Imus' comments were stupid, but they were just comments. The country's outrage with this man and his comments seems a little unnecessary to me. That, coupled with the country's automatic assumption of guilt for the lacrosse players is troubling. I do not understand why everyone was so eager to throw these kids under the bus and then as soon as it was found that they didn't do anything wrong, it was no longer a story.
The Duke lacrosse players had their lives put on hold and their names dragged through the mud because an overzealous prosecutor saw an opportunity to win over the african american community in his voting district. I am appalled that once it was found out to be completely false the media around the country simply stopped talking about it. No apologies, no retractions, no reporters at the seen. I would like to see Al Sharpton apologize to these kids for rallying up protests and calling for these kids to be prosecuted to the fullest extent before knowing any facts. I really don't understand why our media and our country as a whole was so eager to see these kids get in trouble. I also don't understand why it was no longer a story as soon as they were found to be innocent. It seems like everyone is just waiting for the next huge racial atrocity to occur. I agree with Dick Meyer of CBS when he said that the country really was rooting for these kids to be guilty.