Posted on 04/12/2007 12:47:12 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul
Mike Nifong, the North Carolina prosecutor who pursued a case of rape and kidnapping against three Duke University lacrosse players, has been found to have been reckless and deceitful in the discharge of his duties according to the state's attorney general. He abused the power the people of Durham granted him. Based on the public record of what he did in this case, he may well be properly disbarred.
The accuser in this case has been shown to be either a vicious liar or a troubled fantasist.
The three young men who she accused are truly innocent of the charges brought against them according to the North Carolina Attorney General and the investigation led by his office.
But perhaps the outpouring of sympathy for Reade Seligman, Collin Finnerty and David Evans is just a bit misplaced. They got special treatment in the justice system--both negative and positive. The conduct of the lacrosse team of which they were members was not admirable on the night of the incident, to say the least. And there are so many other victims of prosecutorial misconduct in this country who never get the high-priced legal representation and the high-profile, high-minded vindication that it strikes me as just a bit unseemly to heap praise and sympathy on these particular men.
So as we rightly cover the vindication of these young men and focus on the genuine ordeal they have endured, let us also remember a few other things:
They were part of a team that collected $800 to purchase the time of two strippers.
Their team specifically requested at least one white stripper.
During the incident, racial epithets were hurled at the strippers.
Colin Finnerty was charged with assault in Washington, DC, in 2005.
The young men were able to retain a battery of top-flight attorneys, investigators and media strategists.
As students of Duke University or other elite institutions, these young men will get on with their privileged lives. There is a very large cushion under them--the one that softens the blows of life for most of those who go to Duke or similar places, and have connections through family, friends and school to all kinds of prospects for success. They are very differently situated in life from, say, the young women of the Rutgers University women's basketball team.
And, MOST IMPORTANT, there are many, many cases of prosecutorial misconduct across our country every year. The media covers few, if any, of these cases. Most of the victims in these cases are poor or minority Americans--or both. I would hate to say the color of their skin is one reason journalists do not focus on these victims of injustices perpetrated by police and prosecutors, but I am afraid if we ask ourselves the question honestly, we would likely find that it is. Look for a moment at what James Giles endured:
I hope we all keep him and others in mind, as we cover the celebrated exoneration of well-heeled, well-connected, well-publicized young men whose conduct, while not illegal, was not entirely admirable, either. They aren't heroes. They aren't boys. They are young men who were victimized by a reckless prosecutor--and had the resources the fight him off.
April 12, 2007
Ironic, considering they were probably Democrats before this happened.
Are there any other people who have been falsely accused that we shouldn't feel too sorry for?
These liberal journalists are idiots. Even when someone gets exonerated, they insist “but of course it just isn’t fair”. Frankly, it doesn’t matter who you are, you shouldn’t be falsely accused of a serious crime. Journalists like this lunk insist you should be judged on who you are, not what you did.
What about Terry Moron’s privileged educational upbringing at a private liberal arts school, Lawrenece University, to the tune of 40k a year in tuition? Or his life of wealth and privilege as a national anchorman.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones!
FYI, Terry, being rich, privileged and white is not illegal. Making false accusations based on race and economic status is.
Oh, I feel so guilty because these three white boys had to spend millions of dollars to get exonerated on a fake rape charge! Oh, the humanity!
Does anyone remember during the beginning of this fiasco one of the alleged "crimes" committed by the players was exploiting black women by hiring a black stripper? Now that we know that it wasn't their intention to do so, they are still horrible racists, apparently. The spin of the True Believers is incredible.
I think we can send e-mail to him at nightline.
> That being said, wouldn’t it be better to reform the
> system so that prosecutors were afraid to abuse their
> powers like that??
Truly. If a judgement of willful misconduct were likely to land a prosecutor in jail for the term that his victims had been subjected to were a possibility, a lot more ethical prosecutorial conduct would be swiftly forthcoming.
Keep dreaming.
Accountability is for suckers. Media types are immune.
This article proves there are still too many writers in the MSM and too few things about which to write.
They were part of a team that collected $800 to purchase the time of two strippers
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When these two Ho’s showed up they realised they had been screwed out of $780 dollars as these two were barely worth ten bucks apiece. Thats enough to tick anybody off.
The 20 bucks paid them to take their clothes off ,it was worth the other $780 to get them to put them back on, and get the hell out.
It does make one wonder though where that skank got all that semen on her. Did she knock over the refrigerator at at a sperm bank or was somebody hard up that night. I guess we will find out when she writes her book.
The world is turning upside down, Howlin. Right is wrong and wrong is right.
And forgive me for derailing the conversation a bit, but I got this in my e-mail and it explains to me exactly why this country is going down the tubes.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1816046/posts?page=76#76
Terry Moron misses the point. Nifong accused these men on hearsay. He saw his chance to grab onto votes and he did it. The object here is NIFONG.
I think they are as qualified to teach as our media rats are to "report news". It is not a coincidence they are products of the same nepostistic, academic environment and exist in worlds in which they are allowed to dictate "reality". And until a vast majority of our population realizes how perverted their "reality" is, our country will continue to suffer the trauma it currently suffers.
I don’t need this bum to tell me who to feel sorry for.
OT:
It was just announced that Imus has been fired from radio as well. They’re going after Rush next. They already have a list of things he’s said that they think are racist.
Ann Coulter is right for once; we do need a rule book.
racist pigs.
January 9, 2007 Durham — An assault conviction in Washington, D.C., against a Duke University lacrosse player indicted in a sex assault case has been expunged, authorities said.
Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden City, N.Y., was convicted in July of misdemeanor assault and sentenced to six months of probation in connection with an attack on two bar patrons in November 2005.
Finnerty, Reade Seligmann and David Evans had been charged with kidnapping and sexual offense after a 28-year-old North Carolina Central University student told police she was attacked by three lacrosse players at a March 13 team party, where she was performing as a stripper.
Judge John Bayly had agreed to dismiss the Washington assault charge once Finnerty completed his probation.
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