Other than the fact that there is a VISA charge to one of the boys' credit card for the dancer, there is not ONE SHRED of evidence that there was ANY kind of crime committed, much less a rape. And yes, we have seen or heard ALL the evidence, regardless of what Nifong says.
The State of North Carolina requires that the DA give exculpatory evidence to the Grand Jury; the way Nifong got around that was to just not LOOK at anything that didn't confirm his thesis of what happened in this house; he refused to meet or speak with the lawyers OR the players to hear their side of what went on, therefore he only "knew" what he wanted to know.
They haven't gotten away with it yet.
Three boys are indicted for first degree rape, in spite of every single fact being in direct contradiction to what he claimed in the fliers, the probable cause hearings, and the indictment. This is the proverbial "no way to unring a bell."
I'd say that he has, in fact, "gotten away with it."
As for the girl, she's not in involuntary commitment for being a drunk, nor did she lose custody of her children, which surely would have happened had she been arested that night. It's working out just fine for her so far.
46 boys, for all intents and purposes, have had their reputations smeared for the rest of their lives all because Mike Nifong needed black votes to beat Freda Black. A good man lost a prestiguous job as Lacrosse coach and 46 families across this country have had their lives turned upside down for political pandering by a man who is abusing the justice system in the state of North Carolina for his own end.
IF and WHEN the boys are convicted and appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, it will be national news
Aren't you forgetting the fact that, even if they are found innocent (not not guilty) or even if she drops the charges or even if it's proven it's all a hoax, that those three boys' names will ALWAYS be in the National Sex Offdender's Database? Isn't that something that this country needs to be aware of and discuss? That this can go on and nobody can do a thing to stop a runaway prosecutor? If it can happen to people from these family backgrounds, surely it can happen to the rest of us, right?
The way I see it, this should be MAJOR news to every person who believes in the truth and justice -- and to every parent who has a son this age; this is a MAJOR learning lesson for boys and parents, IMO.
And because of the national news media, everyone in the country knows about it, instead of a few people in one area of N.C.
A good man lost a prestiguous job as Lacrosse coach and 46 families across this country have had their lives turned upside down for political pandering by a man who is abusing the justice system in the state of North Carolina for his own end.
Where is the governor in all of this?
Aren't you forgetting the fact that, even if they are found innocent (not not guilty) or even if she drops the charges or even if it's proven it's all a hoax, that those three boys' names will ALWAYS be in the National Sex Offdender's Database?
From that website:
This Web site is provided as a public service by the U.S. Department of Justice ("the Department"). Using this Web site, interested members of the public have access to and may search participating state Web site public information regarding the presence or location of offenders, who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually-violent offenses against adults and children and certain sexual contact and other crimes against victims who are minors.