He seems to want to be seen as one of those touchy, feely men in touch with their sensitives selves.
Remember the story about his prosecution of a rapist and later the perp thanked him? According to Nifong it was because he treats all defendants with respect.
It would be interesting to look at his time in traffic court and see how the dismissed charges and probabtions compared.
Do we know the judge in who heard the cabbie's case?