[NonValueAdded]

Yah know, I can see how the Fong could hang this on Gottleib and crew, at least with the level of detail we're provided with in the article. "Of course I told them to show the 'victin' all 46 players ... they were the suspects. I did not think I had to micromanage a competent police force, though. Did I have to remind them of the photo id procedure? Little did I think they'd be incompetent enough not to mix those 46 players in with an appropriate number of fillers. Did it dawn on me to tell them how to do their job? No."

And you know what, while I think Nifong's hands are dirty up to his armpits on this, we'd better check the cops elbows too, if not their shoulders.

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Don’t forget Knife-fong’s assistannts and other members of his office.

[Northern Alliance]

Yah know, I can see how the Fong could hang this on Gottleib and crew, at least with the level of detail we're provided with in the article. "Of course I told them to show the 'victin' all 46 players ... they were the suspects. I did not think I had to micromanage a competent police force, though. Did I have to remind them of the photo id procedure? Little did I think they'd be incompetent enough not to mix those 46 players in with an appropriate number of fillers. Did it dawn on me to tell them how to do their job? No."

Yeah, I think you are on to something. Gottlieb is being set up as the fall guy, but with all the scrutiny that is going to be directed at just how this investigation was handled they will have a tough time making it stick.