…Durham DA Mike Nifong owes it to the players, the alleged victim and a very anxious and confused public to state, unequivocally and without further delay, what these results portend for the prosecution of this case. Because, despite vowing to continue the case even absent DNA evidence, I suspect he will find it legally and politically prudent to make the anticlimactic announcement, within days, that the case will be dropped and the alleged victim prosecuted for making a false claim.
[from “DNA results exculpate Duke lacrosse players in rape case….Now what?” The iPINIONS Journal 11 April 2006]
It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the uncanny coincidence between the dropping of these racially-motivated charges, which DA Nifong clearly filed to exploit racial tensions to further his own career, and the racist (and sexist) remarks Don Imus made about the Rutgers women’s Basketball team that has the entire country now in the throes of yet another reflexive harangue (complete with Imus’ truth and reconciliation tour) about racism in America.
But since today’s announcement will be almost as anticlimactic as yesterday’s announcement that Larry Birkhead, not Howard K. Stern, is Anna Nicole’s baby Daddy, I shall suffice to republish my 14 December 2006 article. Because it and related articles I’ve written explain not only why the rape charges had to be dropped, but also why Nifong has to be disbarred and face federal charges for this wilful violation of the civil rights of these (white) men. After all, his persecution of them constitutes a prima-facie case of egregious and unconscionable prosecutorial misconduct.
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To recap: Last March, a black stripper accused several members of the all-white (except for one) Duke lacrosse team of gang-raping her. She claimed that they perpetrated this crime during a party at which her strip tease was supposed to be the feature entertainment.
And, despite glaring inconsistencies in her complaint and the absence of any forensic evidence linking anyone at the party to this alleged crime, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong misled a grand jury to indict three of them based on her spurious eye witness selection.
However, months before Bradley reported facts which indicted Nifong for professional misconduct beyond all reasonable doubt, here’s what I wrote as a public appeal for justice in this case:
…I hereby reiterate my plea for DA Nifong to drop these charges, post-haste! Because proceeding would only exacerbate the irreparable harm these men have already suffered (financially and by the infliction of emotional distress); especially since a trial would surely result in a “not guilty” verdict given all of the well-documented flaws in the case for the prosecution.
…the lab found genetic material from several males in the accuser’s body and her underwear, but none from any team member.
Moreover, it seems this report also provoked U.S. Congressman Walter Jones – who hails from North Carolina where Duke is located – to ask U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and the Justice Department to conduct federal investigations to determine whether Nifong’s actions in this case constitute a violation of the players’s civil rights.
Therefore, expect this to become a federal case now whether or not Nifong comes to his senses and drops the charges – post haste….
60 Minutes did more to further justice in this case than either Mike Nifong – the zealous District Attorney prosecuting it, or black activists – who have made it a badge of racial pride to insist that there shall be “no justice, no peace” unless these presumed (and evidently) innocent white men are found guilty.
[“Duke rape case…closed” The iPINIONS Journal 17 October 2006]
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These two are garbage, they belong in jail, especially Nifong…
absurd thought –
God of the Universe says
make false rape claims
support by changing stories
solid lack of evidence
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