THe picture is coming together clearly. Simultaneously, there was a DA with an upcoming election and police with a track history of (at best) grossly exaggerating incidents involving Duke students.....
The flag incident noted in the article is revealing because it shows his willingness to concoct a charge to make life more painful for Duke students when he had to know there was no way that charge would ever be sustained.
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You make some excellent points.
It appears that Gottlieb had no fear of being rebuked or censured by a Judge in Durham - and he didn't fear any internal investigation into his actions. I doubt someone that believed they were subject to oversight or even the possibility of scrutiny would've acted like this repeatedly.
He operated fearlessly - did he have good reason?
I have to tell you, that first hearing gave me a sinking feeling. I did not care for Stephens attitude from the beginning.