THIS complaint was obvious, since all the charges against Nifong were posted here and elsewhere back in March and April.
The corruption lies in the way the laws in North Caroline allow a DA to LIE or misrepresent facts to a Grand Jury, and bring false charges against an innocent person. Do you actually believe Nifong is the only DA to ever do this?
Obvious or not, I was simply pointing out that complaints are intially handled in a confidential fashion. Why shouldn't these go through the same process?
Prosecutorial immunity provisions are hardly corrupt. Do you really want a defendant who might have received a "not guilty" verdict to have carte blanche to sue a prosecutor? You do realize "not guilty" does not equal "innocent" right??? (c.f. OJ Simpson)
I'm not siding with Nifong at all--this case is a travesty. But to make blanket assertions about corruption shows a great deal of ignorance. There are bad cops, bad prosecutors, bad defense attorneys and bad judges. But there are also many, many more bad criminals and our justice system, with it's flaws, is designed to catch and lock up as many bad guys as possible. Bad people with misguided intentions populate every profession around. Political motivations often do corrupt. Clearly, Nifong jumped on these charges to win re-election and curry favor with the Black community. This case stunk to high heaven from the start.
Even with immunity, there should be grounds for a malicious prosecution charge, ethics complaints, disbarrment, etc....There ARE protections but the wheels of justice, even against Nifong in this case, do indeed turn slowly. That's the way it should be to protect against UNFOUNDED charges in other cases.