I was thinking today that the worst thing that can happen to these boys now is if the lying accuser refuses to testify.
That would give Nifong the out he wants and he could still insinuate they were guilty and he could have proved it.
I wondered yesterday on these threads if they have ANY recourse against her or him when this is over.
If the case is dropped and if there is a way, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see them sue somebody.
I hope they can sue somebody.
That is the best thing that can happen for them, because they don't have to waste years of their lives on trial where there is a chance they can be convicted.
If the case is dropped, there is NO way for them to clear their names......unless they sue the hooker and Nyfong and perhaps the county and/or the state.
The whole sorry lot of them should be sued, including Nifong, DPD, Duke, Brodhead. There needs to be accountability when all is said and done. ANd yes, they can be held legally accountable. Prosecutors have wide immunity but not from making knowingly false public statements, and Brodhead has been sued before for precisely this kind of miscondut. I still shake my head in disbelief that Duke hired him after knowing his track record at Yale for ruthlessly and wrongly throwing people under the bus based upon lies.
The first lesson I learned when I got involved in local politics (against a very liberal establishment) is that you have to be willing to inflict more pain than you can accept. In this instance, pain is defined as putting these clowns under oath, forcing to tell what happened, and publicly exposing them.
That thought has crossed my mind too. That would let Fong off way too easy. These boys need to regain their reputations. That won't happen with a big cloud of doubt in the air. I'd rather see Crystal throw him under the bus. Not likely though. I hope they sue no matter what happens. But I still think there needs to be an investigation into Nifong's handling of this case. And changes in the system. Big ones.
I don't think Liefong wants her to fold until after the election. She's still his only hope for a win. If she caves now, everybody will know he had no case, even the few delusionals lefties and black Durhamites that want whitey hung out to dry, no matter if they're guilty. Remember them? They won't vote for him if she caves in now.
I don't know NC law, but if the case goes to trial and there's an acquittal, there may be a petition process for a factual finding of innocence at that time.