[WL-law]

Wait a minute. This story, and the comments here, make little sense.

Don’t get me wrong — Nifong got, and is getting, everything he deserves, and the cabbie is a true hero. No question there.

But he suing Hechts here, not Nifong.

And where is the nexus, somehow implied in the comments here, that Hechts was somehow actively and intentionally ASSISTING Nifong by bringing the complaint to the police?

If Hechts thought they had a criminal case, and they did, their role was to bring the facts to the prosecutor. The prosecutor then determines whether charges should be brought.

If the prosecution was brought for malicious leverage, it was Nifong and the police who were exercising the leverage, not Hechts.

Of course, Hechts is the target because it has the deep pockets. Is that what is being applauded here, then? That’s misplaced, IMHO.

[MrEdd]

There is lots more to the story than is presented here. Read this thread at Liestopper's to catch up.

[monday]

“Of course, Hechts is the target because it has the deep pockets. Is that what is being applauded here, then?”

and was negligent in that they hired a dirt bag security guard who apparently had no one over seeing his corrupt actions. The fact he no longer works for them suggests he may have been fired over this. They are liable, just not as liable as Nifong and Wilson and their own dirty security guard.