The endless lying, propping up of the “victim,” race-baiting, and attacks on three innocent young men has finally come to an end.

(CBS/AP) Prosecutors dropped all charges Wednesday against the three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a party, saying the athletes were innocent victims of a “tragic rush to accuse” by an overreaching district attorney.

In a stunning show of solidarity, the entire Duke men’s and women’s lacrosse teams gathered to support their former teammates at a news conference following the announcement, reports CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric.

David Evans, one of the defendants, reflected on the case.

“It’s been 395 days since this nightmare began. And finally, today, it’s coming to a closure,” said Evans, his voice breaking at one point. “We’re just as innocent today as we were back then. Nothing has changed. The facts don’t change.”

He added: “I’m excited to get on with my life. It’s been a long year, longer than you could ever imagine. But I hope these allegations don’t come to define me.”

I hope all three of them sue the hell out of the liar that brought the charges.

Make sure you make note of the woman in the picture. You’ll never see her again. She’ll never be questioned. She’ll never be criticized. We’ll never hear from her again. She wasted more than a year with her lies and almost destroyed three innocent lives. I seriously doubt anyone will press charges, and we’ll now be subjected to numerous lectures on how this lying piece of garbage being called out for what she is will stop women who really are victims of sexual assaults from coming forward, the assumption being that if these three guys were convicted, innocent or not, we’d be better off.

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