The city is going to have to get Duke to chip in. And Duke will have to tap the 88 who cheered it on. The city can rightfully argue that the PC climate at Duke was probably the biggest contributing factor to Nifong’s misconduct. The interesting thing about mega-million lawsuits is when the perps start pointing fingers and eating their own. Pass the popcorn, please.
Wouldn’t Nifong have also had his own professional liability coverage? I know that in some states and some professions those premiums are required to be paid up to 3 years in advance so as to cover claims that might come up after someone has left their profession.
so much fun... I'll take some popcorn with a little Tabasco sauce, some Big Red soda...and just giggle.
Liberals eaten by lawyers...gawd that's funny.
>>The city can rightfully argue that the PC climate at Duke was probably the biggest contributing factor to Nifongs misconduct.
Sorry, but the NAACP-leaning city leadership was right there from the beginning, every bit as big as the fools from Duke.
” The city can rightfully argue that the PC climate at Duke was probably the biggest contributing factor to Nifongs misconduct. “
It had very little to do with it. Durham is a town with gigantic race and class issues. Duke is not liked by most of Durham and the Durham DA would not be receptive to them. This was simple election year politics. He was trying to get the black vote and he did. The person who wins the black vote wins in Durham, period. The black voters in Durham are generally poor, uneducated, and very race conscious. Racebating has always worked well with them.
'Nifong made me do it', aka the Nifonguremberg defense, does not matter. City officials, from Bell down, and DPD management, from Chalmers down, placed the city's imprimatur on the DPD's failings by approving the Apr 4 ID, and repeatedly claiming that the DPD did nothing wrong.
The city can rightfully argue that the PC climate at Duke was probably the biggest contributing factor to Nifongs misconduct.
I don’t expect anything to happen to the Gang of 88. I would like to see Brodhead forced out but I doubt that will happen either.
Yep.