Mike Nifong should be horse whipped!
This idiot has damaged the lives of innocent people when he knew better just to get re-elected. He shouldn't be disbarred, he should be tied up and horse whipped.
Report: All Charges Against Duke Lacrosse Players to Be Dropped Soon
Thursday , March 22, 2007
By Liza Porteus
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The remaining charges against three Duke University lacrosse players originally indicted for rape may be dropped sometime within the next few days, according to a report.
Inside Lacrosse Magazine writer Paul Caulfield told FOX News on Thursday that several sources have revealed to him that the assault and attempted kidnapping charges still pending against Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden City, N.Y.; Dave Evans, 23, of Bethesda, Md.; and Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Falls, N.J., will soon be dropped.
Caulfield said his sources include more than just attorneys for the defense.
"There is no case here and they will be hearing a dismissal in the coming days," Caulfield told FOX News.
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong last year indicted the three former players with raping an exotic dancer hired to perform at an off-campus lacrosse party on March 13, 2006. The dancer, who is black, claimed that she was sexually assaulted in a bathroom in the house by three white lacrosse players. DNA was taken from all members of the university lacrosse team, except for the single black player on the team. DNA tests never conclusively proved that anyone on the team assaulted her. But DNA from other individuals was found in the accuser's underwear, among other places.
The case caused a firestorm of racial tension in a community. Lacrosse coach Mike Pressler was essentially fired and last year's spring season was canceled, Seligmann and Finnerty were suspended (Evans had already graduated by the time the story came out), and Duke began a rigorous review of how alcohol on and around campus is treated.
As the months went on, the story of the accuser - a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University - continued to change. When she acknowledged late last year that she could not be sure if she was actually raped, Nifong dropped the rape charges against the three players. The players had claimed their innocence all along, calling the charges "fantastic lies."
Nifong is now facing ethics charges from the state bar association from, among other thing, concealing potentially exculpatory evidence that defense lawyers claim could have proved their clients' innocence.
There have been rumors that the families of Finnerty, Seligmann and Evans may be considering civil lawsuits against Nifong, Duke or the state if it turns out the accuser's story doesn't pan out and Nifong is found to be guilty of mishandling the case.
"This is something that will wait in the wings. Once the criminal case is dropped, we are going to see this and I believe we'll see it quite quickly," said Caulfield, a former prosecutor.
June 12 is the date of the next scheduled hearing for Nifong.
The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault investigation faces a June 12 trial date on ethics charges stemming from his handling of the highly publicized case.
The North Carolina State Bar has charged Nifong with several violations of rules governing professional conduct, including withholding evidence from defense lawyers. He's also accused of lying to the court and to bar investigators, and making misleading and inflammatory comments about the players.
Legal experts have said Nifong could be disbarred if he's convicted. While he said he's not sure if that will happen, Caulfield said he wouldn't be surprised if the district attorney is suspended from practicing.
"We're going to see the tables turned on Mike Nifong in the media and in the courtroom because he still continues to defend his name," Caulfield said.
Report: All Charges Against Duke Lacrosse Players to Be Dropped Soon
Thursday , March 22, 2007
By Liza Porteus
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The remaining charges against three Duke University lacrosse players originally indicted for rape may be dropped sometime within the next few days, according to a report.
Inside Lacrosse Magazine writer Paul Caulfield told FOX News on Thursday that several sources have revealed to him that the assault and attempted kidnapping charges still pending against Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden City, N.Y.; Dave Evans, 23, of Bethesda, Md.; and Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Falls, N.J., will soon be dropped.
Caulfield said his sources include more than just attorneys for the defense.
"There is no case here and they will be hearing a dismissal in the coming days," Caulfield told FOX News.
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong last year indicted the three former players with raping an exotic dancer hired to perform at an off-campus lacrosse party on March 13, 2006. The dancer, who is black, claimed that she was sexually assaulted in a bathroom in the house by three white lacrosse players. DNA was taken from all members of the university lacrosse team, except for the single black player on the team. DNA tests never conclusively proved that anyone on the team assaulted her. But DNA from other individuals was found in the accuser's underwear, among other places.
The case caused a firestorm of racial tension in a community. Lacrosse coach Mike Pressler was essentially fired and last year's spring season was canceled, Seligmann and Finnerty were suspended (Evans had already graduated by the time the story came out), and Duke began a rigorous review of how alcohol on and around campus is treated.
As the months went on, the story of the accuser - a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University - continued to change. When she acknowledged late last year that she could not be sure if she was actually raped, Nifong dropped the rape charges against the three players. The players had claimed their innocence all along, calling the charges "fantastic lies."
Nifong is now facing ethics charges from the state bar association from, among other thing, concealing potentially exculpatory evidence that defense lawyers claim could have proved their clients' innocence.
There have been rumors that the families of Finnerty, Seligmann and Evans may be considering civil lawsuits against Nifong, Duke or the state if it turns out the accuser's story doesn't pan out and Nifong is found to be guilty of mishandling the case.
"This is something that will wait in the wings. Once the criminal case is dropped, we are going to see this and I believe we'll see it quite quickly," said Caulfield, a former prosecutor.
June 12 is the date of the next scheduled hearing for Nifong.
The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault investigation faces a June 12 trial date on ethics charges stemming from his handling of the highly publicized case.
The North Carolina State Bar has charged Nifong with several violations of rules governing professional conduct, including withholding evidence from defense lawyers. He's also accused of lying to the court and to bar investigators, and making misleading and inflammatory comments about the players.
Legal experts have said Nifong could be disbarred if he's convicted. While he said he's not sure if that will happen, Caulfield said he wouldn't be surprised if the district attorney is suspended from practicing.
"We're going to see the tables turned on Mike Nifong in the media and in the courtroom because he still continues to defend his name," Caulfield said.
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A ploitician by any other name is stall a politician. If you horse wip him then you will have to horse wip a whole lot more. My 2 cents 0 -
Now, now Danny, lets not be hasty, let the legal process take is course. Then hang him. 0 -
Tawana Brawley didn't diminish Al Sharpton in the eyes of black voters.
Smoking crack with a fatlady and lying about it didn't diminish Marion Barry in the eyes of black voters.
I doubt hanging 3 innocent white kids out to dry for the jeering approval of the black community will change any votes for Mike Nifong, either.
He'll get re-elected. If his peers don't permanently disbar him, that is.
I can remember a long, long time ago when I was a little kid...I didn't understand why white and black people didn't get along these days.0 -
I might also add that Jesse Jackson has promised to pay for the rest of her tuition regardless of the outcome of the case (or anything else), to make up for "the gross mistreatment she has suffered", apparently at the hands of us nasty white folk.
Why are these men still alive?0 -
quote:Originally posted by gap1916
A ploitician by any other name is stall a politician. If you horse wip him then you will have to horse wip a whole lot more. My 2 cents
A good horse whipping, branding, or tar and feathers with banishment from the good state of NC is too good for him. Put him in the pen so he can be fixed right.0 -
if i were the lacross players i would sue nifong and i would sue duke university. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Bullzeye
I might also add that Jesse Jackson has promised to pay for the rest of her tuition regardless of the outcome of the case (or anything else), to make up for "the gross mistreatment she has suffered", apparently at the hands of us nasty white folk.
Why are these men still alive?
People are just too kind hearted nowadays, or Jesse Jackson would have been killed ages ago, in my best opinion.0 -
...Nifong in his position as head DA, has within his power to crucify people; be badly missused his power it appears, for his own benefit. The guy should be dissbarred for what he has done to these boys and their families, if what is being said about this case is true.
...This twit may get nothing but a public slap on the wrist administered by the Carolina Bar.
...IF the boys parents had not had the money to hire some of the best attorneys........[;)]
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quote:Originally posted by newtgingrich
if i were the lacross players i would sue nifong and i would sue duke university.
They are sueing the university. And not just the ones that had charges filed. The remaining players suffered almost as much from the leftist groups on campus.0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
Now, now Danny, lets not be hasty, let the legal process take is course. Then hang him.
[:D][:D][:D][:D] I like the way you thin He Dog! [^][^][^][^]0 -
Nifong's status as a government employee and lawyer protects him from lawsuits.
However, I saw on courttv today that if he is disbarred, which he probably will be, his shielded status will evaporate.
Then, I bet a dollar, these rich boys will get some good lawyers after this jerk Nifong and tear him a new one in the courtroom.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dheffley
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
Now, now Danny, lets not be hasty, let the legal process take is course. Then hang him.
[:D][:D][:D][:D] I like the way you thin He Dog! [^][^][^][^]
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