Jack Kennedy was called a hero for getting his boat run over by an enemy ship.These young men, supported by their families, have endured tremendous pressure. The only way Nifong was likely to get off scot free from this caper was if they copped a plea to escape from that pressure. Pressure which included intimidating the cabbie who verified one of the men's alibi about going to the ATM.
I hope you never face the kind of pressure they were put under - but if you do, I guaran-double-tee that you will think you were a hero for getting through it.
They have shown grace under tremendous pressure. If you read what I wrote, I said that. In fact, I greatly admire the way that they and their families have undergone a tremendous trial. And I hope that Nifong never practices law again. What he did to these young men is absolutely unthinkable in a country like ours. That wasn’t the issue I was addressing at all. Before the now-proven-false allegations began, they were not acting in a way that speaks well of them. After the false allegations, they have been amazing. But again, that’s not what I was talking about. PA Mom is totally right on in everything she has said.