http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/12/29/haunt-me-in-my-dreams/

“The accuser is the Devil here. And this Devil cannot testify in court to these charges under oath. Right now she is guilty in NC only of Filing a False Police Report which is punishable by a slap on the wrist.”
(Bill Mitchell)

Yes and no Bill, the reason I believe that Nifong is the worst of all possible characters in this is that HE was the responsible party.

He was the one who manipulated the line-up, made inflammatory statements to the media and brought charges in a case the local Police Dept didn’t think there was one.

The accuser, we now know, is an extremely troubled woman with a history of bipolar disorder and at least one similar past false complaint.

The Raleigh Police were very reluctant to proceed with this because of the many inconsistencies in her statements, and the fact that this most likely stemmed from a fiduciary dispute – the girls abbreviated their session and the clients (the Lacrosse team) didn’t want to pay full price for a shortened act…but Nifong saw opportunity here!

For his own political gain, he used this woman’s story to make himself look like a champion of racial justice.

There’s no such thing as “racial justice!”

Be true to the facts and you’ll champion justice, period.

Hundreds, maybe thousands of such false charges are brought to police departments and DA’s every day in this country and almost all of them are immediately thrown out, due to the same sort of inconsistencies this woman’s story is riddled with.

Bottom line, Nifong put his own political avarice over race relations in North Carolina, over Duke University’s reputation, over the lives of three apparently innocent men and over every and anything else, because he put his desires ahead of everything else, including his own integrity – he probably has always put his own wants and desires first in every part of his life and if so, more’s the pity.

This is a lowlife who’d see Raleigh burn, so long as he got his puny political victory.

There have always been troubled people like the accuser here, but there are generally few truly vile, evil scum like Nifong who could care less what harm comes to others, while in the reckless pursuit of their own self-interest.

I despise Nifong as much as I would a man who’d hold a toddler up in front of himself as a shield.

Anything short of disbarment would be a travesty of justice in this case.

For my money, let this woman get the help she so desperately seems to need, but Nifong, at least in my view, is far, far worse, far more malicious and far more despicable, because he knowingly and deliberately brought these charges forward against all better judgment.

As our ex-chief justice of the NC Supreme Court (and a former district attorney himself) said to the N&O, this is truly extraordinary — to see the State Bar come out with such a proceeding against a DA prior to the trial ….

Last night, the N&O posted the State Bar’s press release that explained what it has done and what it isn’t (yet) doing, due to the pre-trial circumstances. It’s not on the N&O site anymore — wish it was, though. It drives home a point I’ve been making recently — the State Bar is proceeding with “measured certainty” and, in my mind, at the appropriate pace.

TaterCon

I hope he now realizes what a jerk he is.

Good post, but I will have to fault Nifong more than the accuser. Both are corrupt, but Nifong works for the state and is HIRED to represent truth. He is paid by the people.

The accuser is the Devil here. And this Devil cannot testify in court to these charges under oath. Right now she is guilty in NC only of Filing a False Police Report which is punishable by a slap on the wrist.

BUT, if she testifies under oath in a court of law to these charges, then that is perjury and makes her a two-time felon.

That means she can go up for a long time – poor baby. She will NEVER testify.

Now back to Nifong. This was his plan all along. Use this case to win the election then have the unstable accuser back out at the end.

Nifong can then thow up his hands and say, “hey, I tried but she is unstable and afraid for her safety from roaming bands of rich white boys so we must regrettably drop the case…”

Unfortunately for Nifong, in order to keep the case going throughout the election, he needed to lie to us, to the judge and to the defense.

As is usually the case, the cover-up is what gets you.

Paying dues to the State Bar is mandatory. Joining the Bar Association is voluntary. Most of us join both….

TaterCon

PS: If Kempx is really serious about the Carolina-Dook game in Feb. after the hearing, I’m game. We’ll have to pop over to Allen & Son Barbecue near Chapel Hill so you’ll see why NC barbecue debates have cropped up in your Duke Hoax Case comments…

Thanks. Actually, I typed that in the first time. Can’t remember why I changed it… – Admin

He has 20 days to respond, the takes him to Jan 17th the bar disciplinary committee meets from Jan 16-18, he has to have a trial on the charges. The committee will send his complaint to a trial, I have no idea how long that takes, but he is TOAST.

Kemp
Lashawn are you in for the Duke UNC game? need to know, email me.

If this pans out, could this be the trickle before the dam bursts?

“The North Carolina State Bar filed an ethics complaint Thursday against Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong, accusing him of breaking four rules of professional conduct when speaking to the reporters about the sensational case. “

Kemp

Nifong is way too quiet right now. I think he has tricks up his sleeve. He is playing for total stakes right now. If he loses, this could cost him in civil court as well as federal civil rights court. He is going to make one more push to try and recaptrure this case, at least so he has the cover that the evil white boyz were guilty but only got off on a technicality.

LaShawn Barber predicts that the remainder of the charges will be dropped at the February 5, 2007 hearing. Nifong’s prosecutorial career will similarly implode shortly thereafter. I concur.