Posted on 04/12/2007 1:00:49 PM PDT by GOPRaleigh
Nifong Issues Apology to Ex-Lacrosse Players
Posted: 2 minutes ago
Durham — The local prosecutor who charged three Duke lacrosse players with raping a stripper apologized Thursday, acknowledging the decision of state prosecutors to dismiss all charges against them was correct.
"To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect, I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused," Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said in a statement.
A shame....before this happened, I considered Duke a most honorable school...
(thankfully he's already graduated from college) but I would never send my son into that climate, if I were in that position today...
..but then, one has to realize other 'prestigious' schools are just an incident away from being the same.....
Like I said -- he makes it sound like an honest error in judgment, not a deliberate criminal conspiracy to suppress exculpatory evidence in order to keep a bogus prosecution alive.
Imus has been fired. His career in radio is destroyed. The Duke Lacrosse players have been severely hurt and Nifong walks.
This is incredible. We need to start making these racial shisters and extortionists pay for their terrorizing of people.
Granted - I was just remarking, how it was a pretty transparent move.
AG Cooper REALLY threw him under the bus, with his press conference. I was astounded.
And Cooper threw Durham under the bus, with him. At that, I was in shock.
The only mistake he made that was an error in judgment (rather than a willful abuse of power) was in believing that he'd get away with it.
I think his statements to the press might just pierce his immunity. It's not a DA's job to give interviews and make disparaging remarks about defendants.
If the ethics committee finds that the remarks to the press were improper, then that seems like prima facie evidence that the remarks didn't occur within the scope of his job.
I hope he gets his ass handed to him by the ethics committee & gets sued into bankruptcy by the kids.
note jessie jackson and al sharpton are walking around extorting money with public impunity.
They get a free pass from the media and useful idiots like OReily pander to them for ratings as but kissy as a democrat in electoral heat.
Nope. He'll need a robe that ties in the back.
off topic, is there a parody of Al Sharpton via bull horn singing Barak the magic negro to the tune of “puff the magic dragon”?
It was not a move of contrition, it was a legal maneuver in his own case.
Now, HERE’s a guy that shoulda been frog-marched out of his office yesterday, even before Imus got the NBCBS and CBSBS double boot!
That was — and remains — a hilarious movie quote; however, the reality is that comparisons to state prisons give credence to the “club fed” notion. Let the ‘Fong serve in a state pen.
He is immune to civil actions arising within the scope of his office. Committing crimes (e.g. conspiring to conceal exculpatory evidence) does not fall within the scope of his office, and that exposes him to civil (as well as criminal) liability.
I have paid scarce attention to the News & Observer - except when it comes to ‘Canes coverage.
Did the N&O prematurely convict the 3 Duke students as well?
I’m sure that will give the players a leg up in their careers...NOT! Damage already done. Perhaps Nifong should be canned and disbarred to compensate.
He might as well call himself “Connie Francis”... he’s bound to end up as someone’s “wife” anyway.
I understand that one of the issues considered by the bar/judges will be if he has shown contrition. This mealy mouthed press release does not qualify as a real apology, and it was not given to the players themselves...only a handout to reporters. He really is stupid and self-centered.
Doesn’t he go before the ethics board tomorrow? I hope he’s not thinking his lame apology will help him.
I don’t suppose Nifong also apologized for being a sorry @$$?
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