Regarding attendance at the Duke lacrosse party the night of Mar. 13/14:
News14Charlotte.com reports:
A noise violation and an alcohol possession violation against David Evans, a team captain, is being reinstated, (Durham DA Mike) Nifong said, because the party was held at the house where Evans lived.WRAL.com reports:
Nifong said he will reinstate the charges against players with active deferred prosecution deals if they can't prove they weren't at the party. …
(The second dancer, Kim) Roberts, 31, was arrested on March 22 -- eight days after the party -- on a probation violation from a 2001 conviction for embezzling $25,000 from a photofinishing company in Durham where she was a payroll specialist, according to documents obtained by the AP.Got that?
On Monday, the same day a grand jury indicted lacrosse players Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty, a judge agreed to a change so that Roberts would no longer have to pay a 15 percent fee to a bonding agent.
District Attorney Mike Nifong signed a document saying he would not oppose the change.
Nifong has no problem with Roberts attending the party, even being one of its principal professional performers.
Afterwards he approves a reduction in her bail terms.
But Nifong thinks its pretty bad stuff for certain lacrosse players to attend the same party.
So bad that he's revoking agreements his office made with them.
What’s more, Nifong’s going to revoke agreements his office made with some lacrosse players who say they weren’t even at the party but just can’t prove it.
If what Nifong's doing bothers you, try chanting to yourself, “Guilty until proven innocent.” That's the mantra of a lot of his Durham supporters.
But if it doesn’t work for you, remember what Humpty Dumpty told Alice: “A word can mean whatever I want it to mean.”
In DA Nifong's world, being at a party can mean whatever he wants it to mean, including the same as not being at the party.
If you like DA Nifong’s Alice in Wonderland brand of justice, you can vote for him on May 2.
2 comments:
Lucky for us after the second Nifong will be able to stab his supporters in the back the same way he did to the the blind Lady Justice.
-AC
Nifong belongs in prison, after a severe ass whipping. I have known some very unsavory characters in my life including some organized crime figures, with no conscience at all. I have never known anyone more morally bankrupt than this boil on the ass of mankind.
I suppose it is fortunate for us, that though he shares the moral turpitude of our worst citizens, he hasn't the guts to satiate it more directly. Surely to God, he is not allowed in polite company.
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