The media jumped to the accuser's side really fast….but was remarkably reluctant to believe they'd been wrong.  The New York Times for example never came close to admitting some articles - written by Selena Roberts (now famous for the A-Rod Book) - basically assumed that the accuser was right and that the Lacrosse…

Re: Duke Lacrosse - The scandal broke out in March or April of 2006, which was probably right around the production of this episode.  But the actual circumstances showing that the lacrosse players were innocent didn't come about till a few months later (They were more quickly known in Durham, but the media was stupid…