Posted on 08/11/2006 1:18:59 PM PDT by abb
Thursday, August 10, 2006 Dear Friends and Neighbors,
The Committee to Recall Nifong - Vote Cheek was formed on August 9, 2006 as a political action committee to campaign for Lewis Cheek in the upcoming election for District Attorney. While Mr. Cheek has declined to campaign for this office, and has stated that he will not accept the position if elected, we believe that this election, and the referendum on Mr. Nifong that it has become, is not about politics but rather about Durham and what Durham stands for.
The Committee to Recall Nifong - Vote Cheek (RNVC) is not comprised of politicians in any way, shape or form. The people who have organized and will direct this campaign over the next few months have no personal political ambitions and no affiliation with any of the parties involved in the drama that has shed such a bad light on the community of Durham. RNVC is not a movement born of political ambition, nor is it only about the Duke drama. RNVC does not campaign on its own behalf, nor on behalf of any person with ambitions to be the District Attorney of Durham County. RNVC will campaign on behalf of the entire Durham community, save one.
Our movement was born in Durham homes by Durham citizens and for the Durham community. This Durham community, to which the participants in RNVC proudly belong, has become the target of nationwide ridicule and scorn. Durham County has been manipulated, deceived and divided by inflammatory, ambition-serving words uttered by the man entrusted to protect it. RNVC believes that the role of the District Attorney should be that of a protector, and not that of a divider. RNVC believes that the community deserves a District Attorney that inspires trust and not fear. It is the fear of Mr. Nifong and distrust of his words, motives and competency for office that has inspired this movement.
If one of our daughters were the victim of a violent crime, we do not want the person pursuing justice on her behalf to be one who compromises the pursuit of justice either by serving his own self interests, or by his own failure and unwillingness to follow procedure. If one of our sons were to be accused falsely, we do not want a District Attorney who would see those false accusations as an opportunity to defeat a bitter rival in a primary election. We believe that our justice system must not be compromised by misdeed or willful mistakes.
We believe that our district attorney must be one who allows a thorough investigation to precede his public proclamation of guilt or innocence. We believe that indictments should be brought based on evidence at hand, and not evidence hoped for. We believe our District Attorney must value procedure, due process, the rulings of our states Supreme Court and the constitution this nation was built on. We believe that our District Attorney must not be allowed to interject himself into a Police investigation in such away that he instructs them to disregard the recommendations of the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission, as approved by the NC Supreme Court. We believe that our District Attorney must not be a man who manipulates our law enforcement investigators into violating the Departments own written policies simply to secure indictment before election.
We have heard Mr. Nifong ask Durham to consider the entirety of his career in the District Attorneys office. We fail to see the relevancy of his performance in lesser roles within the office as an indicator of how he will perform when holding the power of the Office of District Attorney. We ask all of Durham to instead inspect his actions, his words and his motives while he has briefly served as District Attorney. We believe it is far more relevant to this referendum to inspect his conduct, questionable ethics and lack of performance in the short time that he has held the extensive powers and responsibilities of District Attorney.
Of all that we believe in, and of all that we ask of our community, with regard to this referendum on Mr. Nifong, what we hold most dearly is the notion that we all must speak. We believe this election is what the Durham that we love is about and, as such, requires a true and full measure of consideration by each of its citizens. We ask that Durham show, not only to Mr. Nifong, but also to Governor Easley and to the nation that watches, that Durham cares, that Durham has pride and, most importantly, that Durham has a voice.
We ask that you add your voice to ours.
I agree..something is up. It all comes back to Nifong. Crystal never claimed condoms or date rape drugs; Nifong led everyone on. This woman was badly used. Whether it be the DA's office or the DPD , the "community" is going to hold someone accountable.
I agree, she was used. But she was using Nifong & Co., too. They were using each other, or so they thought. So maybe both sides will get what they deserve here.
I must put popcorn on the grocery list. This will be a show for sure...
Talk about intimidation!
http://www1.aoc.state.nc.us/www/servlet/calendars.Criminal.do?county=310&court=BTH&defendant=elmostafa&start=0&navindex=0
District and Superior Courts of DURHAM County
Court District
Defendant ELMOSTAFA,MOECELDEN,AHMED
Date of Birth 01/05/1968
Court Date 08/15/2006
Court Room 0001
Session AM
Case Number 2003CR054965
Citation Number
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/471043.html
The prosecutor's office or police collected evidence on Elmostafa that included his insurance and driving history, several years' worth of drug tests -- all of which were negative -- and a criminal record check.
Can't you just see Nifong in court, walking around during direct, then reaching into his pockets and pulling out a couple of steel ball bearings...
ROFLMAO!!
The funny part of it is, both Crystial and Nifong have told so many lies they'll never be able to keep them straight...
Yea, I know.
Who was using who?
That is the question.
Personally, I think they were using each other.
Did Tawana Brawley ever sue anyone? Did she ever get arrested for making false charges? Anybody remember?
Here's what wiki says. Now don't flame me for posting their stuff, lol...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawana_Brawley
No, she didn't get arrested for making false charges. I also do not think she sued anyone. She collected money through donations of her supporters.
When this whole thing falls apart, I can see "The False One" saying that at some point Nifong came back to her and asked her if her story was true and she broke down and told him the truth that it wasn't. At this point she could say he got really mad and said young lady do you know what this will do to my career. She could then claim he said he would put her in jail if she didn't go along with his plan to carry this scam till November 8th.
This is incredible.
Next Nifong will issue a subpoena for the ATM machine manufacturers because surely the rich daddies paid them off to take those time stamped photos (/sarc).
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