Part two of this tragedy is almost done. The North Carolina district attorney who with held exculpatory DNA findings has resigned from his prosecutors post. In tears at his ethics trial, Mike Nifong said Friday he would quit as district attorney. Nifong admitted he got "carried away" during his discredited rape prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players. Unfortunately, that is not enough. He needs to be suspended from private practice too. The legal profession has a duty to police itself.
I felt so sorry for those college boys.
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The system should not be about winning. It should be about a search for the truth and about justice.
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I feel for Nifong's family and he almost got to me yesterday when he was crying, but what he did was unconcionable (s?). Those young men were facing 30 years in prison. Call me harsh, but I think he needs to be disbarred and prosecuted in criminal court for "obstruction of justice". As a mother, I would be livid that someone played with my son's life this way. . .
ReplyDeletewhat he did was unexcusable. he tried to capitalize on this opportunity at the exxpense of these boys
ReplyDeleteOne of legal pubs more serious stories. I note that one in four is pretty serious.
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