Willimington Journal chimes in:
"OUR VOICE, ''HOW MONEY TRUMPS JUSTICE'', WEEK OF DECEMBER 28, 2006-JANUARY 3, 2007
by EDITORIAL STAFF
The Wilmington Journal
Originally posted 12/29/2006
If you are a Duke Three supporter, be forewarned, your
blood is about to boil.
By now the world knows about Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong’s decision to drop the rape charges against the three indicted players in the Duke lacrosse alleged sexual assault and kidnapping case. With a complete absence of DNA evidence needed to prove the elements required for first-degree forcible rape, along with the reported uncertainty of the Black female accuser, scuttling the charges just made sense, say many legal experts."
More here:
http://wilmingtonjournal.blackpressusa.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=75096&sID=34
I haven't seen this posted. It's a video tour of Durham by native Mary Katherine Ham titled "HamNation: Tour of Things That Did Not Happen in Durham".
http://townhall.com/blog/g/e9ac3639-fd74-4bfe-bd55-506db5efc826
Aside from being a hoot it actually will give the out of towners a visual on the scene of many events.
HT: John in Carolina
Disgraceful Nifong should depart | StarNewsOnline.com | Star-News | Wilmington, NC
Mike Nifong has demonstrated that he is not ethically or professionally fit to prosecute a littering case, much less the sexual assault case involving three Duke lacrosse players.
We know the players are guilty of hiring two strippers for a party. Whether they are guilty of anything worse is something we may never know.
The woman who accused them turns out to be about as credible as the Durham district attorney who sought publicity – during his campaign for re-election – by rushing to prosecute and publicly denounce the kids she picked from of a lineup of player photos.
Nifong dropped the rape charges last week after his chief witness changed her story once again. Yet he refused to drop other charges, some of which carry the same penalties.
If these lacrosse louts broke any laws, they probably will get away with it. No jury in its right mind would believe anything the accuser or Nifong said.
Last week, the director of a lab testified that Nifong talked him into withholding evidence that might help the defense. And there was such evidence. Withholding it broke the law.
Nor was that a surprise. Documents and statements reveal, according to The News & Observer, that “Nifong has repeatedly misrepresented his actions in filings and in face-to-face dealings with judges.”
Hiding behind paper hung over the windows of his office, Nifong issues written statements and refuses to talk with North Carolina reporters. Yet Thursday he gave a three-hour interview to The New York Times.
Nifong doesn’t owe an explanation to the readers of a national newspaper. He owes an explanation to the people who elected him. He owes it to the people of this state.
But he owes them more: his resignation.
Forgive me if this has been posted.
Credit to Liestoppers (I think that is where I saw it)