Charges dropped in DSK case

The charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn were dropped today with the urging of the NYC prosecutor. This is no surprise since the victim's actions undermined her credibility. We may never know what happened in that hotel room. The forensic evidence suggest that a sexual encounter did take place but not clear enough to suggest that it was forced.
This case was compelling on a number of levels; the wealthy european against the poor maid, the intersections of race and class were played out for everyone to convict DSK and canonize the maid, Nafissatou Diallo. This case has echoes of the Duke lacross case. These cases both have white perpetrators, a black victim, media spotlight and endless analysis. I made the classic mistake of assuming that a white perpetrator is always guilty with a black female victim without the benefit of a trial. The flaw in seeing the cultural groups as victims/perpetrators, we gloss over the foibles of the 'victim' class and ignore the possibility that the accused may not be guilty.