Well if it dies, I think we will all point to a time much earlier, even when Nifong lies and claims it was because something hand changed.
As for Gottlie:
1. He clearly has made up evidence in this case.
2. He may as someone pointed out taken the easy arrest and gone after nondangerous drinking college kids.
3. I can see police reasons for bringing that many officers along. I am sure they have tired of going out on these calls and having many of the students just split as they arrive. If you want to taken in a whole party of people, you need a number on your own.
4. The Blinco's incident would not be such a big deal, if he were not trying to frame these kids. That is really my point. A bunch of drinking cops getting out of hand is not such a big deal. It is a misdemeanor. They did not do it under the color of law or anything. But he was bound to get this kind of publicity from it and I bet more in the Triangle area than here. His old accident was bound to come up. He would have been much better off had this case had gone away several months ago. I guess he can not influence Nifong either.
I don't think it's necessary to take nine cops along to arrest some students on a misdemeanor noise violation. I don't think it's necessary to show up at 3AM and put them all in handcuffs and drag one out of bed and down the stairs either. That sounds excessive to me. Especially since this same cop just gave a citation to a non-Duke student who was carrying a concealed gun and had some pot. No arrest and no handcuffs for that person.
I should also say, as the daughter of a non-US citizen, that I think his threats to have someone deported are really offensive. Since I've had Immigration Law, I can tell you that generally, to be deported, you have to commit a crime involving "moral turpitude". This is sort of a hazy term but generally it means an act of baseness, vileness and depravity and is generally restricted to felonies and offenses that are "malum in se". I don't think making noise qualifies for this. Gottlieb strikes me as someone who likes to use his authority to threaten and scare students and that sounds like an abuse of authority to me.