This case has been dead for a dog's age but somehow it still keeps going. Everytime something like this comes out I say to myself - oh, that's it. It's over.
But then it isn't over.
Gottlieb is one seriously dirty cop. His notes are a work of fiction. The thing that gets me is this is all so blatant. His conduct is blatantly and obviously dishonest and reckless. He lies, fabricates evidence and arrests and threatens Duke students on nothing charges. He took nine other cops to arrest a few students for a noise violation. I'm surprised he didn't call in a SWAT team. And then there's the Blincos incident and running a red light and plowing into another car. And that's just the stuff we know about. It's probably just the tip of the iceberg. He obviously thinks he can get away with whatever he wants. So far, he has but I hope this is the end of the line for him.
I said from the beginning -- it's not going to go away. Once it gets that far -- it goes and goes, like the Energizer Bunny. I knew those families and those young men were in for the long-term and a very, very bumpy ride. That's why I've asked for prayers and been a cheerleader for each and every one of you who have spent hours helping to get this story out. I wish I'd had the courage to write to all of you when we were going through it, but we were just small fry and it hadn't happend on such a large scale. Plus, our attorney asked me if I wanted the media and I said NO!!! He stopped it in it's tracks. Hindsight -- maybe that was wrong, but I didn't think my knees would hold as it was. Got a little weak thereabouts. Leaving for the day, but I MEAN IT -- thank God for you guys. You may have saved lives here and that's a wonderful thing.
Well if it dies, I think we will all point to a time much earlier, even when Nifong lies and claims it was because something hand changed.
As for Gottlie:
1. He clearly has made up evidence in this case.
2. He may as someone pointed out taken the easy arrest and gone after nondangerous drinking college kids.
3. I can see police reasons for bringing that many officers along. I am sure they have tired of going out on these calls and having many of the students just split as they arrive. If you want to taken in a whole party of people, you need a number on your own.
4. The Blinco's incident would not be such a big deal, if he were not trying to frame these kids. That is really my point. A bunch of drinking cops getting out of hand is not such a big deal. It is a misdemeanor. They did not do it under the color of law or anything. But he was bound to get this kind of publicity from it and I bet more in the Triangle area than here. His old accident was bound to come up. He would have been much better off had this case had gone away several months ago. I guess he can not influence Nifong either.