This is what so many Carolinians do not understand about the call to throw this out.
I have lived in NC, 2 of my sons are Tarheels by birth (I have a Yankee child, but we keep him locked in the cellar--Just Kidding)
NC does it different from any other state it seems. What Cash and others seems to forget (and I like him) is that the rest of the country regards the trial phase as the end of an investigation. We do not see a trial as the forum to determine if a crime even took place.
(NC does not hold the patent on corruption. We have our share of the good old boy corruption here in North GA.
Don't want anyone thinking I am dissing NC.)
I think most Carolinians know this case should never have been filed, should be dropped and want this case dropped. The problem is Nifong.
As far as I can see the problems with the NC system that are different from the rest of the nation include:
1. The DA having too much power over judges through the schedule.
2. No speedy trial law.
3. No mechanism for DAs to be brought to heel by the state government in rare circumstance like this.
I suspect this situation will cause NC to revisit these ways it is different from other states. Federalism is great. We get to try different policies in different states and see which ones work best. NC has had some differences from the norm in their criminal justice system. The reasons why NC is in the minority on these aspects of the criminal justice system have now become apparent. As I said, I think NC will revisit these because of the abuses of Nifong.
No one in North Carolina will think you are dissing our state.
We like corruption, that's why we continue to elect Democrats.
If that doesn't sum it all up for me, I don't know what else does.
The crazy cast of characters, including Nifong and MILFMAN Shouldn't matter in the least---The bottom line is there is NO evidence of any crime having taken place. How do three men get indicted for a non-crime? I guess that's where the cast of characters comes in.