DAs Call for Prosecutor in Duke Lacrosse Case to Step Down

ABC News ^ | December 30, 2006 | LARA SETRAKIAN

[Jezebelle]

And that's why Durham is so screwed up. Same with Atlanta.

[DvdMom]

Liefong also reminds me of Hitler ( Scorched Earth Policy & Never Surrender Policy ) , & Baghad Bob Of Course !

[sodpoodle]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1760384/posts?page=1

Except for the AP listing Nifong as Mark instead of Mike - this is a good summary.

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[luv2ski]

I may be the only person who feels this way -- no problem -- but I think the case MUST go to trial, Crystal must appear on the stand for cross-examination, the case must be aired in a completely open forum to the black community and this has got to be a major shot across the bow of anyone who will try to play the system. It will also be necessary for these young men to pick up and restore their lives. Their civil suits, their innocence and the rest depend on a complete airing of this or there is going to be a smell of foul about this. Just my opinion.

She is scheduled to testify the week of Feb 5. Defense will have ample opportunity to discredit her then. It doesn't have to go to trial to accomplish that.

[Sue Perkick]

I completely agree. From what I've heard Cooper is eyeing the governor's mansion. Easley recently announced he will seek no political office in 2008. Interesting considering he is the one who appointed the Fong in the first place.

No idea who would hire him after this. He seems to have ZERO credibility at this point.

[ladyjane]

Cash and the other race baiters look at this through the eyes of race whores.

Not one of them has stepped back to look at the big picture.

Cash

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I have 3 sons. They did not always use their common sense. In fact, I used to wonder if they even had common sense. They could also be (in the loving way only a Mom can say) idiots.

But they were good boys.

Even my challenge son. He put himself in some God awful situations. I had no problem holding him accountable for his actions. But I'd be damned if I would allow anyone to try to punish him for something he did not do.

Whatever you may think of their actions when they hired the stripper, it has no bearing on Nifong's actions.

[GladesGuru]

"Without it, the number of criminal prosecutions in legitimate cases will go way down and the people will suffer more criminal acts against them."

I am unable to agree with the above premise. Neither cops nor prosecutors prevent crime. All either does is clean up after the fact. Mr. Browning, Mr. Colt, Mr. Ruger, and all their illustrious fellow firearm manufacturers do far more every day to prevent or stop crime than all the cops and all the prosecutors put together.

When was the last time you heard of a cop arriving in time to stop or prevent a crime? ;-)

[ladyjane]

If Cash Michaels had one lick of common sense he would take a different approach.

Cash knows darn well what's going on. He's a racist. That's how he earns his living.

[Sue Perkick]

I believe they will. I hope so. And we know some of the parents do have some connections. And at least one of them might be familiar with the law. ;)

[Sue Perkick]

I have 3 sons. They did not always use their common sense. In fact, I used to wonder if they even had common sense. They could also be (in the loving way only a Mom can say) idiots. But they were good boys. Even my challenge son. He put himself in some God awful situations. I had no problem holding him accountable for his actions. But I'd be damned if I would allow anyone to try to punish him for something he did not do. Whatever you may think of their actions when they hired the stripper, it has no bearing on Nifong's actions.

Worth repeating! (emphasis mine)

[Mark was here]

Whatever you may think of their actions when they hired the stripper, it has no bearing on Nifong's actions.

Oh, I agree there are two separate issues here.

Nifong is a jerk.

The guys who hired the whore are just what they are.

[Mark was here]

We know who hired the strippers. We know they took all their clothes of and were covorting on the floor with each other. You would have to go back to look up all these details, but they have been discussed in detail on FR

Oh my, sounds pretty weird. Were the one who actually hired the girls the ones who were charged?

[Sue Perkick]

Crystal picked out he 3 richest guys. Go figure.

[supercat]

Consequently, the information that came to light in December about additional wrongdoing could not have been the cause of this complaint being filed.

Certainly the complaint could not have been filed because of events that happened later after the filing. On the other hand, I don't think the filing of the complaint committed the Bar to its public disclosure.

I would guess that the Bar hoped things could be dealt with discretely, but since then it has become clear to everyone that Nifong's malfeasance went far beyond bad judgement and involved actions he had to know were illegal. The Bar couldn't immediately publicise complaints about those illegal actions, but could immediately publicise those complaints which had already been filed. And from what I can tell, that's what it did.

[JLS]

Oh my, sounds pretty weird. Were the one who actually hired the girls the ones who were charged?

Nope. One of the captains called up and hired the girls. He showed his ID to them when they arrived.

[supercat]

I may be the only person who feels this way -- no problem -- but I think the case MUST go to trial, Crystal must appear on the stand for cross-examination, the case must be aired in a completely open forum to the black community and this has got to be a major shot across the bow of anyone who will try to play the system.

Is there any reason why having Crystal take the stand in a trial against Finnerty et al. is better than having her take the stand in a trial against Nifong?

[Ready4Freddy]

I herd that Saddam's lawyer complained that his client was 'Nifonged'. ;>)

[Raycpa]

I have always had a feeling that Nifong has/had some sort of personal relationship with the accuser.

[Sue Perkick]

I tell you one thing, I'd pay admission to see Crystal questioned by Joseph Cheshire. Guarantee it would be worth the price.