Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Duke Lacrosse Jurors Speak Out

ABCNews has a story about two of the Duke lacrosse grand jurors and what they think now that the whole case has exploded.

When asked whether he would have made the same decision today to indict lacrosse players Collin Finnerty, Reade Seligmann and David Evans, the first grand juror said he had second thoughts.

"Knowing what I know now and all that's been broadcast on the news and in media, I think I would have definitely … made a different decision," he said to ABC News.

"I don't think I could have made a decision to go forward with the charges that were put before us. I don't think those charges would have been the proper charges, based on what I know now," he said.

In contrast, the second grand juror said he did not regret the decision to indict, but he said that he now had new doubts based on what he had learned as the case had unfolded.

"I don't know for sure whether she was raped, you know, because of everything that … came out," he said. "I'm not sure, to tell you the truth."

It's really incredible that anyone would say indicting those three men is still ok, in light of recent evidence. If the woman was raped, it wasn't by these guys. Why is it still ok that they were dragged through hell?