Thursday, April 12, 2007

Duke Lacrosse: What’s Next?

By now, you’ve probably heard all about the charges in the Duke Lacrosse case being dropped.

Yesterday, NC State Attorney General, Roy Cooper, announced he was dropping the Duke Lacrosse case. He cited conflicting information in the accuser’s recounting of the story, as just one of the reasons for the dismissal of the charges.

For thirteen months, these young men have had their names in the spotlight. The direction of questions appears to be shifting. Should the accuser be charged? Should she be provided mental assistance? Will she retain custody of her children? 

One of the discussions we had in our newsroom was if we should name the accuser, and under what conditions would we name her.The Winston-Salem Journal blogged about this very issue, too! (editors note: The Winston-Salem Journal and NBC17 are both owned by Media General). I invite your thoughts on this practice.

Check out our special Duke Lacrosse coverage page.

Got an opinion on this? Let me hear it.

-Jason
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