The Associated Press has reported Mike Nifong has resigned:
RALEIGH, N.C. – A tearful Mike Nifong said Friday he will resign as district attorney after admitting that he made improper statements about three Duke University lacrosse players who were once charged with raping a stripper
Nifong might be in tears, but there no tears from my end. Oh happy day.
H/T: Sister Toldjah.
Tags: BitsBlog, Democrats, Social Issues
June 15th, 2007 at 19:53
I have likely got myself into enough trouble today, with my comments about Trent Lott. That having been said, I will pipe in a short comment here, against my better judgement.
What all this is really about, is a dog and pony show, A ploy for sympathy, in an attempt to keep his law license. Life imprisonment is not harsh enough in this case. He set about ruining the lives of three young men, for the specific purpose of securing himself an elected spot. That is an abuse of trust, that nobody should get away with, without some serious jail time, multiple decades, at least.
My personal view, is we should put him in jail for the remainder of his life. Bury him, Dig his backside up and stick him back in jail for another 80 years and repeat the procedure yet again, a third life term…. one for each life he tried to ruin for his own gain.
We don’t want him with too much punishment for the crime, after all. I’m kind of a sentimental person when it comes to that kind of thing ; Softhearted, you might say.
June 15th, 2007 at 20:20
I think the case is an ethics one. Mike Nifong’s law license is at risk. I do not believe Nifong has any criminal exposure. He might face a civil suit, but taht would be a seperate cans and also no involve criminal exposure.