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To: Mike Nifong
Asked how local crime-control efforts stack up against others in North Carolina, Lang also said District Attorney Mike Nifong's office appears understaffed compared to those in other jurisdictions of similar size.

Too much time on the LAX case perhaps ... giving interviews, conducting lineups, DNA testing, intimidating witnesses? ...
531 posted on 09/08/2006 6:42:59 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights

Yes, spending too much time on one case!

Noise violations, underage drinking charges against 20 year olds.

And I suspect Nifong spent some of his time speaking with the District Attorney from DC (Georgetown).

And look at the parallels - DC and Durham are on-fire with Crime and both are overwhelming black - with White DA's - and they pursue minor cases and spend an inordinant amount of time on the prosecution of certain individuals.

D.C. Declared a CRIME-Emergency due to the legal/L.E. system being overwhelmed - a day or two after the two day trial for shadowing boxing.

Another Parallel - The Media threw their support behind both of these DA's. The Media is partly responsible. The DA's get positive press and accolades by pursuing these Duke guys and pandering to their constituents.

Does anyone thing for a second that these guys are doing it to see that Justice is done? These guys are easy targets.

Why did Nifong decide to take this on personally? The only such case. And why did he say the other case he would have handled personally was the cross burning case in Durham?

Because he wants to seize on the opportunity and be the hero of the people and the press!

Of course, some dogged work by the Defense lawyers have made the road rougher than Nifong had anticipated.

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548 posted on 09/08/2006 8:12:20 PM PDT by Mike Nifong (Somebody Stop Me !)
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