[connectthedots]

Wouldn't any civil proceeding be in Durham? No way the players would win in that community.

That's why the players would sue in US District Court. see post 994

[JeffAtlanta]

That's why the players would sue in US District Court. see post 994

But the accuser would sue in Durham. I know her case is obviously shakey, but it probably appears airtight to the worked up mob in Durham.

[Locomotive Breath]

And they don't have to "win". They just need to make Nifong's life miserable and destroy his personal assets. There is something called the "state defense of employees act". It says the state of North Carolina is permitted to spend taxpayer dollars in defense of an employee in the performance of their duties. It doesn't say they have to, for example, in the case of negligence.

I wonder if it applies to municipalities? If so, I can easily see the City of Durham cutting Nifong loose. He refused to look at defense evidence before pressing charges. That seems negligent to me. If Howlin is right, his stock downtown would be pretty low right now. In that case, it's all on his head and he, individually, can't possibly defend himself from what would happen.