Posted on 06/15/2006 2:22:31 AM PDT by abb
In the early days of the Duke lacrosse rape case, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's public statements appear to have contradicted certain facts in his own files.
After an escort service dancer said three men raped her at a lacrosse party, Nifong talked frequently with national and local reporters -- 50 to 70 interviews consuming 40 hours of his time, Nifong estimated. Nifong then went quiet in early April, refusing most interview requests.
A comparison of his words with documents that Nifong gave defense lawyers show that Nifong made what appear to be misstatements about condom use, a purported struggle and a 911 call made by a second dancer, among other things.
Nifong said the assailants might have used condoms; the accuser told an emergency-room nurse none were used, according to a defense filing. Nifong described a violent attack in which the accuser was choked and struggled to breathe; the accuser told a nurse she wasn't choked, the filing said.
Defense lawyers have filed some of the documents in court and characterized others, such as the medical exam, in affidavits.
Nifong declined through an assistant to answer questions Wednesday.
"Either he knew what the facts were and misstated them, or he was making them up," said James Coleman, a Duke law professor who has publicly requested that Nifong remove himself from the case. "Whether he acted knowing they were false, or if he was reckless, it doesn't matter in the long run. This is the kind of stuff that causes the public to lose confidence in the justice system."
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I agree with you.
They were whores. it is what they do-have sex with strangers for $$$$.
The fact that 28 pills were seized has been out there since the beginning. If those pills were illegal, I suspect someone would already have been out in front on this.
As far we we know they could be vitamins, advils, tylenols, sinus pills, etc.
Nothing Nifong wants us to think has materialized--why should this be different. I doubt seriously a former traffic court lawyer is smart enough to play Peter & the Wolf so he could spring this typwe of SURPRISE! on the defense.
Nifong reminds me of one of those little dogs humping every. leg in sight.
That is how Nifong has handled this. He has humped every leg for all it is worth. When he is kicked off of one leg, he does not give it a second thought-he moves on to the next leg.
Here are the items seized from the house:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0329061duke5.html
Other than the "pills", what might SBI forensic chemist Suggs be called by Nifong to testify about? Perhaps Suggs tested the pills and found them to be aspirin, but Nifong included his name in discovery in order for the media to speculate about phantom date rape drugs. That sounds like something he would do.
Something else CGM got wrong. She told the DA there was a blue rug in the bathroom. We know this because it's on the list of items to be seized.
No blue rug is found, though.
Seized were 2 green rugs, a small bath mat, and a large rug.
Had a blue rug been found, it would have been listed as seized.
Not 28 pills, just pills. They are item #28.
:-)
My heart was in the right place, LOL!
It brings up a point, too.
What kind of pills? How many? Where? Prescription? In a bottle? On the floor? What color?
Nope, just the word Pills....
Regardless of the number of pills, were they illegal someone would be charged with them by now. If they were a date rape drug, Nifong would be holding press conferences again.
Let's analyze this. Why would anyone need a date rape drug to convince a whore to have sex? The only date rape drug that needs to be used on them is cash money...
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Exactly...besides there was no rape.
The Amsterdam News should be ashamed for their editorial position.
No where in the entire article did they mention Mangum's name.
They are shielding the false accuser yet they had no problem publishing the name of the young woman who was really raped (by a gang of black youths) in Central Park.
I emailed them and pointed out their inconsistency. I also asked if they might be racist. That'll get them going!
From what we have learned from reading about this case, it is clear that NC needs a huge overhaul in it's system of Justice.
I was just pointing out the sloppy or possibly intentionally vague wording.
It leaves an impression.
Ha ha. I guess the Amsterdam News is getting lots of feedback.
My email didn't go through because:
vcheckquota: Fatal: Message would exceed virtual user's disk quota.
The system is fine. It's the crooked guy the voters put in. If the voters are corrupt then you cannot expect the government to operate without corruption.
Just saw this...
Re: Re: Police seek man who failed to appear in court Author: smooth1nnc reply
ANTHONY MANGUM WAS CAUGHT EARLY THIS MORNING IN OKLAHOMA .. WATCH THE NEW ABOUT HIM AT 12P.M. HOW DO I KNOW THIS? MY AUNT WAS ANTHONY'S RECENT GIRLFRIEND SO THE FBI CAUGHT HIM
Message was edited by: smooth1nnc
Posted: 6/15/06 10:31 AM
http://forums.go.com/abclocal/WTVD/thread?threadID=119531
When will the judge rule on the defense motions?
Wow, The News&Observer ran this story. Like I said before, Liefong is fast approaching a nervous breakdown (at least).
Thanks for the post, abb.
Not sure. I think Reade Seligman's next court date is June 27.
ASSUME the pills found in the bathroom WERE also found in Crystal's system: so what? She was in the bathroom alone and/or with Kimmy. Who's to say she didn't take them herself?
Disclaimer: I don't believe any such evidence exists. But if it did....
I think it is probably 99% certain that the pills found in the bathroom were Crystal Mangum's. Also likely is that they were prescription, without the "prescription" label, know what I mean? Like her "pain" medication that she said she was taking? Let's face it -- don't most prostitutes take drugs?
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/editor/index.php?title=duke_lacrosse_comments_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Comment from: Anne Whitney [Visitor]
06/15/06 at 11:31
The following quote, but for the bracketed section, was written about the Scottsboro Boys series of trials in AL in the 1930s. Those too subjected "Southern justice" to ridicule:
"Evil rarely comes in the form of monsters, but rather in the form of relatively normal people who, for reasons of careers, ideology, or a desire for society's approval, are indifferent to the human consequences of their actions. Because of indifferent jurors, [journalists] and career-motivated prosecutors, the self-serving and groundless accusations of a single woman were allowed to change forever the lives of [three white boys] who found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. "
Ms. Sill & Ms. Sheehan evidently seek by their conduct to obtain social approval from a certain sector of their acquaintance & the greater populace. They are unwilling to risk disapproval from these groups, even if by their inaction they contribute mightily to injustice. Facts, logic, pleading & data from hundreds of posters will not sway them. They are fighting for a way of life, just as segregationists once did. Perhaps they rationalize that they are brave for continuing to toe the PC line, even as it becomes clear that this case is sounding the death knell for PC pandering -- a larger, very interesting issue in itself that is not being addressed by the media.
Regrettably, we are still waiting for the Judge James Horton of this case - someone who says, "Let justice be done though the heavens may fall."
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