Ping to the discussion thread for tonight's 60 Minutes Broadcast.
Let the Prosecutor produce some evidence besides the word of a slut.
With EEd Bradley????? I seriously doubt there will be anything close to fairness or sympathy.
How deep are Nifong’s pockets? Logic alone requires remedy commensurate with the damage done.
“But, not all prosecutorial conduct enjoys absolute immunity. To the contrary, in Buckley v. Fitzsimmons, the Supreme Court held that a prosecutor was not absolutely immune from civil liability for false statements made in a press conference and for other pre-trial investigative conduct; in that case, only "qualified immunity" applies.
The Court explained that this is because "[t]he conduct of a press conference does not involve the initiation of prosecution, the presentation of the state's case in court, or actions preparatory for these functions." In other words, press conferences aren't an integral part of the prosecutor's job; they are an extra function that he chooses to perform. Prosecutors could opt not to do any press conferences, if they so chose, and still perform all the core duties of prosecution. “
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20060630_spilbor.html#continue
Nifong is clearly intent on using their social corpses as stepping stones to a political career.
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Could we add the words "Live Thread" to this title? That is, if this is still going to be the thread for that...
This is even worse than I thought and I've been keeping tabs on the case.
This is an enormous..enormous travesty and there should be some mechanism to address blatant cases of prosecutorial malfeasance and corruption in North Carolina.
The silence from the North Carolina Governor, Attorney General and the Bar Association is shocking and brings shame on all of them.
They are protecting a criminal...and his name is Nifong.
I was doing homework during most of it and eating dinner during the part I was watching (with my dad loudly talking) but I caught enough to confirm what I already suspected--those boys are innocent! Coleman was the best, I thought.
Comment from: Locomotive Breath [Visitor]
10/15/06 at 20:55 60 Minutes just gave the N&O permission to tell what they know. Too bad, the N&O could have scooped 60 minutes by 6 months.
Comment from: JeezOhPete [Visitor]
10/15/06 at 20:57 Hoping Melanie got a glimpse at 60 minutes and was able to see how deplorable the N&O coverage has been. How much of this story have you missed? How much of this story have you framed? Did you know Precious was dancing two weeks after the "incident?" Did you know Kim refutes Precious' police statement? What did precious say about Kim during your initial interview? Do you think it might matter now -- even though you have already dug your hole? While DNA is exhonerating people in prison -- you have made no effort to get to the truth of this situation. Your actions are as much a part of how this community got to where we are today in this Hoax as DA Nifong.
I thought the 60 Minutes piece was excellent. This case has fascinated me ever since the story broke. Thanks to the coverage here on FR, it became clear very quickly that the whole thing was a farce. Nifong is beneath contempt. As for Brodhead, I hope Santa brings him a spine for Christmas.