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(sigh)
To add a quick comment - had the question stated stopped with JUST a backlash against a Justice System ... with no mention of race, I would've heartily agreed.
I cannot speak for the rest of the country ... but for myself, the race issue is one that is raised in far, far too many cases -- and because of the emotional content of THAT issue (wherever it might be raised - justly or not) -- it typically subsumes whatever other issue was being discussed, (and often becomes an intentional distraction for those losing the original argument).  I don't believe that the case here.  But, racial issues often tend to derail others.
That said -- yes, the Duke Lacrosse players were white - and falsely accused by a black woman, (and it is highly likely given the racial makeup of Durham, the overzealous white prosecutor likely was at least partially motivated by race - (but not in a normal "racist" context).
But, Michael Irvin was just as falsely accused, in a remarkably similar situation - and likewise was eventually exonerated.
For ME - the race issue is a red herring in regards to the general topic of prosecutorial conduct, (proper or otherwise).  The quick public defense of Lueke from the masses in wake of the bad press ... that being a manifestation influenced by general discontent in regards to both the justice system and the press in matters regarding the justice system - THAT I can easily accept.