Thursday, August 26, 2010

Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beckett, Wyatt Earp, Eliot Ness, and Mike Nifong

Recently, The Independent Weekly, a Triangle area arts and entertainment publication, which has an aversion to me, featured an article by a “Casual Observer.” The title of the July 14, 2010 article, “Razing questions: The last day of the Duke lacrosse house” by Adam Sobsey, included the following paragraph:
“The next morning, I was sitting in Parker & Otis with a cup of coffee when two men sat down at an adjacent table. One of them turned on a voice recorder and interviewed the other – about the lacrosse scandal, astonishingly. The interviewee vigorously and lengthily attacked the media coverage of the case and defended Nifong. It was even more astonishing to hear him compare Nifong to a cross between Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. The building may have been demolished, but apparently we are still picking through its controversial remains.”

Yep, I was the interviewee. A gentleman was working on a project for his doctorial thesis and we met that day in Durham for the interview about how African Americans responded and reacted to the Duke Lacrosse case. As the casual observer accurately observed, I did place well-deserved criticism about biased and unfair coverage on the mainstream media… which is in lockstep with the Carpetbagger Jihad agenda to destroy former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong and anyone considered to be on the wrong end of the Duke Lacrosse case.

A most conspicuous example of slanted media coverage is the utilization of the PAPEN (Protect All Prosecutors Except Nifong) Policy as evidenced in the recent series in The News & Observer which lays prosecutorial misdeeds on SBI agents and its lab. No where in the entire four part series, spread out over a week, did any of the articles, or related articles mention a prosecutor’s name with a case of injustice. For example, Wake Prosecutor Tom Ford’s name was never mentioned, although he was responsible for putting an innocent man prison for 17 years of a life sentence (Greg Taylor). The name of Prosecutor David Hoke’s name was put in print, even though he convinced a jury to place an innocent man (Alan Gell) on death row. Anson County District Attorney Michael D. Parker wasn’t named in the paper’s series even though he was responsible for an innocent man (Floyd Brown) being incarcerated for fourteen years without a trial. Instead, the newspaper placed blame for these and other flagrant injustices on SBI agents and workers in its forensic lab.

Contrast that coverage to what happened when police investigator Linwood Wilson was charged with “obscenity stalking” as a result of marital discord… the headlines blared, “Nifong’s investigator arrested,” “Nifong’s investigator charged with stalking,” etc. You get the picture. The media, unfortunately, is integrally involved in shaping public opinion, and every chance it gets to link Mr. Nifong to a negative story, it will jump at the chance.

Now, I was pleased with the reference in The Independent Weekly by Mr. Sobsey. And, as I have said for some time, Mr. Nifong has the important and positive characteristics of Wyatt Earp, Eliot Ness, and Thomas Beckett. As a prosecutor, Mr. Nifong believed in law, and he set his career to seeing justice carried out, as devoted to law enforcement as Marshal Wyatt Earp. Like the “Untouchables’” Eliot Ness, Mr. Nifong would not be swayed by coercion, peer pressure, public sentiment, or “suggestions” from higher-ups. Finally, Mr. Nifong exhibited the courage and independence of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beckett in seeking justice… not bending under the force of the Carpetbagger Cabal. And contrary to the lies put forth in the media from the unregulated North Carolina State Bar adjudicator F. Lane Williamson, and others, Mike Nifong prosecuted the Duke Lacrosse defendants when doing so presented a definite disadvantage to his being elected to his appointed position of Durham district attorney.

What is truly sad is that the people of Durham have been snookered out of having one of North Carolina’s truly great prosecutors serve their county. Mike Nifong exemplified a “Minister of Justice” who put getting it right ahead of winning no matter what the costs. It is the people of Durham who share in this blame because they remained silent and idle, allowing the travesty against Mr. Nifong to take root and flourish. Unfortunately, as is often the case, a man possessing the admirable qualities of Beckett, Earp, and Ness, was considered too much of a risk for the Powers-That-Be who wanted to have free rein to co-opt their version of justice as opposed to enforcing the sacrosanct principle of “equal justice for all.”

70 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sidney

Linwood Wilson was Mike Nifong's investigator

Anonymous said...

Sidney

Your opinion that Mike Nifong was a dcent honorable minister of justice means nothing. It has no legal weight and is obviously contrary to the actual facts.

Anonymous said...

I'll simply quote our Minister of Justice..

I agree with the attorney general's statement that there is no credible evidence that Mr. Seligmann, Mr. Finnerty and Mr. Evans committed any crimes for which they were indicted – or any other crimes against Ms. Mangum – during the party."

Anonymous said...

Sidney

Mike Nifong believed only in Mike Nifong.He believed his own parsonal welfare trumped the truth, the law, due process, legal ethics and the Constitution of the United States.

Anonymous said...

More from the MOJ:

"I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused....I also understand that whenever someone has been wrongly accused, the harm caused by the accusations might not be immediately undone merely by dismissing them...It is my sincere desire that the actions of Attorney General Cooper will serve to remedy any remaining injury that has resulted from these cases."

Anonymous said...

Sidney

How does a prosecutor who knowingly prosecuyes innocent men, who prosecutes when he has no evidence of a crime, who tries to convict the innocent men in the media, all just to secure a higher pension, display any characteristics of heroism?

Anonymous said...

Nifonged - describes the railroading or harming of a person with no justifiable cause, except for one's own gain.

Notice that you never hear of anyone being "Becketted" or "Earped" or "Nessed".... 

Anonymous said...

Why did the all powerful carpet bagger jihadists express no objection or anger over AG Roy Cooper's decision not to prosecute Crystal Mangum for filing a false police statement?

Anonymous said...

Sidney

If you knew your history, you would know Wyatt Earp demonstrated a number of less than admirable qualities. Mike Nifong did have something in common with him. Wyatt Earp did leave his wife for anther woman.

Harr Supporter said...

Linwood Wilson was Mike Nifong's investigator

I believe that I understand why Dr. Harr believes that Linwood Wilson's use of the term "Nifong's investigator" does not give the media or any commenters the right to follow suit.

Wilson's adoption of this description can be explained in only one way: Linwood Wilson has enlisted in the Carpetbagger Jihad. He obviously adopted the description of "Nifong's investigator" at Rae Evans' insistence. His use of this term in legal filings can provide a guide as to when he joined the Jihad.

Wilson, unlike the biased media and uninformed commenters, realizes that he is a "state investigator" and not "Nifong's investigator." The State of North Carolina paid his salary. That is all that matters. End of discussion.

Many commenters have focused on irrelevant considerations: Nifong hired Wilson and he served at Nifong's pleasure (and was fired almost immediately after Hardin replaced Nifong on an interim basis), he counted against Nifong's headcount, he was paid out of the budget for Nifong's office, Nifong promoted him to a full-fledged investigator (despite his questionable credentials) during the lacrosse case, he reported to Nifong, and Nifong assigned him to the lacrosse case and presumably supervised his activities on that case. While all true, none of this really matters.

The Carpetbagger Jihad provides a logical explanation of Wilson's alleged boast that he controlled Durham and that lawyers and judges would do whatever he told them to do. This boast was not indicative of the corruption of the Durham judicial system as many cynics assumed, but rather a statement of the all-consuming power of the Carpetbagger Jihad. Wilson was comfortable that he would be taken care of—not because of his own position within the old-boys' network that controls the Courthouse, but because Rae Evans and the Carpetbagger Jihad control Durham. The low bail he received after his ex parte conversation with a Durham judge clearly demonstrates Rae Evans' power. Similarly, the failure of the court to take away his guns after that conversation shows the invasive influence of the Jihad.

The more interesting question is whether Rae Evans directed Wilson to harass his wife as alleged, and he was merely following her orders (it is possible that Wilson simply cyber-stalked her for his own reasons related to his marital problems, but that is unlikely because he does not have a prior record of cyber-stalking his wife). Obviously, Rae Evans realized that Wilson's problems would provide yet another opportunity for the media to unfairly tarnish Mike Nifong.

We underestimate the extent to which every action in Durham that adversely affects either Mike Nifong or Crystal Mangum is driven by Rae Evans and the Carpetbagger Jihad.

Dr. Harr can fill in what I have missed.

Anonymous said...

So is Joe Cheshire really Al Capone?

Anonymous said...

Harr Supporter - "Wilson's adoption of this description can be explained in only one way: Linwood Wilson has enlisted in the Carpetbagger Jihad. He obviously adopted the description of "Nifong's investigator" at Rae Evans' insistence."

LOL, HS.

Do you have an explanation as to why the black DA in Durham is playing footsie with the 'jihad'? Same with all the other civil suit defendants?

P.S. - I have to ask - do you believe that we actually landed men on the moon?

kenb said...

Harr Supporter - your piece was brilliant!

To the 5:39 - can you not recognize sarcasm?

Anonymous said...

Sid -- In "Million Dollar bail...a case comparison - Part 11", you stated that Mr. Tart was just placed on house arrest and was not given bond.

Another poster has challenged you on this. This poster apparently knows Mr. Tart and knew the victim as well, and has stated that Mr. Tart's family paid his bail.

You need to either provide evidence to support YOUR side of this story, or apologize for your lack of information AND correct the erroneous statements you have made

Anonymous said...

Wyatt Earp got to run a whorehouse for a while. Alas, Mike Nifong just gets the J4N gang.....

Anonymous said...

Isn't this a lacrosse whorehouse?

Where you screw the hookers
and not pay for it?

Anonymous said...

Looks to me like this all needs to be sorted out in court - in the civil trials. Lets begin discovery ASAP.

Walter Abbott

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 26, 2010 9:36 PM

Another ad hominem attacker adversely acknowledging the injustice of the prosecution of the Lacrosse team players.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous August 27, 2010 4:21 AM:

At least 9:36 admits that the 'ladies' were hookers.

Anonymous said...

Hi Abb !

Are you still jerking off
with the Liestoppers?

Anonymous said...

Crystal's pre-trial release violation has to do with her kids living at CGM's mother's house where CGM is living.

Damn, not smart at all. I'm surprised the court allowed bail at all after this.

Sidney, more great legal advice from you and your posse?

Anonymous said...

My, My, the great lengths
the lacrosse people must go to keep the lid on.

Anonymous said...

Is it ethical for Joe Cheshire
to go on WRAL-TV and threaten
removal of Crystal's children?

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 27, 2010 8:01 AM

Another individual who recognizes the injustices done to the Duke Men's Lacrosse team but who can neither bear nor confront nor refute nor deny the truth.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 27, 2010 10:03 AM

Another ad hominem attacker admitting he knows nothing.

Anonymous said...

For all the anonymouses who say Lacrosse players stole Ms. Mangum's money:

"The alleged victim told the nurse that the other dancer, Kim Roberts, had stolen her money and "assisted the players in their alleged sexual assault,""

This is from the June 29, 2006 issue of Newsweek.

Anonymous said...

The same Newsweek article also says the police filed an affidavit describing a rape - not just a sexual assault but a rape - which would have left forensic evidence.

Can any Nifong Supporter explain why the SBI crime lab, which was so disposed to helping prosecutors convict, did not turn up any evidence on the rape kit.

This was before any one was indicted and before Mrs. Rae Evans appeared on 60 Minutes.

Anonymous said...

DISCIPLINARY HEARING COMMISSION
Deposition of
MARK D. GOTTLIEB
In Durham, North Carolina
Thursday, April 19, 2007
10:00 a.m. - 3:52 P.M.


p. 51

19 A. Because I do know that in this statement
20 I believe they said something to the effect that money
21 wasn't taken, and I know the Attorney General 's office
22 was able to -- that is one thing that I know about.
23 The Attorney General s office was able to show that
24 money was stolen.

pp. 170-171

9 A. I came in -- when I returned in October,
10 Investigator Himan again gave me a concern of his and
11 the concern was that they had one player or, actually,
12 two players that were implicated in stealing money from
13 the victim, which my understanding after the case
14 closed is that the players have admitted to doing that.
15 Then Ben was curious, whenever he would
16 talk to Mr. Nifong about charging those people to have
17 some pressure or have something to hold over them
18 because no one was talking to us, Ben wanted me to talk
19 to Mr. Nifong to get his input. So Ben and I went out
20 to the District Attorney's office and basically sat
21 down and talked with him for a short period of time.
22 I again expressed what Ben's concerns
23 were in wanting to be able have additional evidence or
24 whatever, possibly offering immunity to the people.
25 And the bottom line was that Mr. Nifong at that point

PAGE 171
Sgt. M.D. Gottlieb - 4/1 9/0 7
1 did not want anyone else charged.
2 So the possibility of offering immunity
3 was there, but at that point the investigation warrant
4 any charges. But that was kind of the only leverage
5 that we would have if no one wanted to give us
6 information to help or to support the accusations,
7 Q. Who were those other players?
8 A. Ryan McFayden. And the only reason I
9 remember him as he is a unique individual . And I
10 forget the name of the other guy. Investigator Himan
11 can tell you.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 27, 2010 11:44 AM

You cite Mark Gottlieb!

Mark Gottlieb who was reassignd because of his bias against students of Duke University!

Mark Gottlieb who, months after the case started, after the the multiple deficiencies in the case became apparent, suddenly remembered statements he had taken months earlier which explained all the obvious flaws inthe case!

That is kind of like citing Rosie Ruiz as an expert on how to run a marathon?

Anonymous said...

Sidney,

How ironic! The Ho goes back to jail and the Duke Lacrosse team goes to the White House.

Karma's a bitch innit!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 27, 2010 11:44 AM

Mark Gottleib conducted the "lineup" at which Ms. Mangum supposedly identified her attackers. He was not to have been in charge of that "lineup" because he was involved in the investigation.

At the lineup, he told Ms. Mangum that it contained photos of the perpetrators, something which should not have been done.

Mark Gottlieb's bias against Duke students is obvious as is his lack of credibility.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 27, 2010 11:44 AM

Citing Mark Gottlieb in this case is like citing Bernie Madoff as an expert on how to invest money honestly.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 27, 2010 1:17 PM

Citing Mark Gottlieb is like citing R. Lee Ermey as an expert on psycho therapy(thanks, GEICO)

Anonymous said...

You butt-holes are so predictable.

And so thoroughly disgusting.

Anonymous said...

Search Warrant 610 N. Buchanan - March 16, 2006

Description of items to be seized

11. United States Currency totaling $400.00 or portions of said currency (all twenty dolar bills)

The following items were seized:

29. $160


Search Warrant 2C Edens Dormitory #204 - March 27, 2006

Description of items to be seized

7. United States Currency totaling $340.00 or portions of said currency (all twenty dolar bills)

Anonymous said...

August 27, 2010 1:23 PM:

Yet another ad hominem attack. You must learn to behave yourself.

Anonymous said...

ad hominem ad infinitum

Harr Supporter said...

Dr. Harr,

Are you going to update us on Ms. Mangum?

Anonymous said...

This is a test. My comments are vanishing.

Anonymous said...

"[D]ebunked rape case" begins a recent article in the N&O about the lacrosse case. It then goes on to besmirch Mr. Nifong. In response to the commenter saying: "...is obviously contrary to the actual facts;" no, in reality, it is not the facts in the lacrosse case that vary--it is the interpretation of those facts. By the way something that Mr. Nifong is never credited with--he himself determined that insufficient evidence existed to proceed on a rape charge. Nifong believed though that a criminal sexual assault did occur that night. It was the attorney general who issued a pardon for everything else.

Anonymous said...

My comments are still vanishing.

Harr Supporter said...

Unfortunately, one can only speculate why Tracey Cline, the DPD and others do the bidding of the Carpetbagger Jihad. As you know, Dr. Harr hesitates to engage in speculation. He prefers to comment only on those subjects for which there is conclusive proof.

I had hoped that Dr. Harr would have asked Ms. Cline this question on Monday, but have not heard a report. I will not speculate.

As Dr. Harr has explained, the DPD, the DFD, the Durham DA’s office and the Durham judiciary are obeying orders. The Carpetbagger Jihad dictates the their actions in Ms. Mangum’s case. Dr. Harr concedes that it is difficult to understand (he once termed it "idiotic") why the DPD is acting in its own worst interest to carry out the instructions of those who are suing it for millions of dollars and seek a court appointed monitor to oversee its activities. The Carpetbaggers' interests diverge materially from those of the DPD. This insignificant concern cannot overcome the overwhelming proof for the conspiracy that he has provided. No other explanation is possible for Ms. Mangum's treatment.

Harr Supporter said...

Dr. Harr has provided his evidence on several occasions:

Rae Evans announced on CBS' 60 Minutes in October 2006 that Mr. Nifong would “pay every day for the rest of his life” for having indicted her son on charges that Mr. Nifong subsequently conceded had “no credible evidence” to support them. This statement served as a call to arms.

Mrs. Evans previously worked at CBS from 1971 to 1981, serving as Director, Government Relations at the end of that tenure. Mrs. Evans must be quite remarkable; Dr. Harr has observed that CBS hired her as an executive (he alludes that she was a senior executive) in what was likely her first job after graduating from college. She now runs a successful public policy consulting business and has developed important contacts. CBS has never disclosed this conflict, that Mrs. Evans had worked at CBS 25 years before the 60 Minutes interview.

The evidence discussed above proves conclusively that Mrs. Evans launched the Carpetbagger Jihad to target not just Mr. Nifong, but also Ms. Mangum and anyone who has ever supported Mr. Nifong. Due to her powerful connections, the Carpetbagger Jihad has allies in state and local government and the national and local media. All follow the dictates of the Carpetbagger Jihad.

I am certain that you consider Dr. Harr's evidence and his analysis to be as compelling as I do.

guiowen said...

What an amazing and powerful woman! Even while disapproving of the way she uses her power, I stand in awe of Rae Evans.

Anonymous said...

Please, someone send Rae a copy
of the photo of Dave's party mustache.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 28, 2010 6:36 AM

Mr. Nifong hymself admitted he had no credible evidence tha the Lacrosse defendants ever perpetrated a crime against Ms. Mangum. Sidney Harr aside, credible means believable, Please explain the contradiction, that DA Nifong had no evidence to support belief that the alleged crime ever happened yet he did believe it had happened.

Anonymous said...

If the Nifong Supporters truly believed in their cause, surely they could come up with something more than ad hominem attacks and absurd conspiracy theories.

Anonymous said...

"By the way something that Mr. Nifong is never credited with--he himself determined that insufficient evidence existed to proceed on a rape charge."

Mr. Nifong had it forced down his throat that he had no evidence to proceed on a rape charge. He tried to proceed on a charge of sexual assault, which was a blatant attempt to exclude the evidence, or lack thereof, from the case.

Anonymous said...

If the Nifong Supporters truly believed in their cause, surely they could come up with something more than ad hominem attacks and absurd conspiracy theories.

You are being unfair. They also "prove" their case with evidence that no one has ever seen, but refuse to provide links.

Anonymous said...

"Search Warrant 610 N. Buchanan - March 16, 2006

Description of items to be seized

11. United States Currency totaling $400.00 or portions of said currency (all twenty dolar bills)

The following items were seized:

29. $160


Search Warrant 2C Edens Dormitory #204 - March 27, 2006

Description of items to be seized

7. United States Currency totaling $340.00 or portions of said currency (all twenty dolar bills)"

If the items seized were still in the house after the Lacrosse team members had left, how does that indicate that one or more of them took the money. Surely, if that were the case, one of them would have taken the money and attempted to conceal it far from the scene of the supposed crime.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 27, 2010 1:23 PM

Is this another ad hominem attacker admitting the truth of the wrongful prosecution of the Duke defendants?

Possibly.

Anonymous said...

How did Ed Bradley fail to report the Duke lacrosse team
stole Crystal's money? Has Ed lost his touch?

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"Sidney

Mike Nifong believed only in Mike Nifong.He believed his own parsonal welfare trumped the truth, the law, due process, legal ethics and the Constitution of the United States."


The only thing Mike Nifong believed in was the principle of "equal justice for all," and not the widely ascribed to tenet of "selective justice based on class and color." Mr. Nifong did not create the Duke Lacrosse imbroglio out of thin air. The beer-guzzling, stripper ogling, party-goers who pretend to be Duke student-lacrosse athletes, had been warned on numerous occasions about their raucous parties and their coach had been warned to rein them in. It has been established that they stole money for a service with which they contracted, and there is no denial that they shouted out racial epithets. This is from a team of lacrosse players in which a third have had interactions with the police for underaged drinking, driving with open containers of beer, disorderly conduct, urinating in public... etc. So to think a sexual assault occurred is not out of the question. Mr. Nifong took the sexual assault complaint seriously, and acted in good faith in its prosecution.

Brod Dickhead said...

The only thing Mike Nifong believed in was the principle of "equal justice for all," and not the widely ascribed to tenet of "selective justice based on class and color."

Bullshit Sidney!
You are an ignorant liar. The only thing Mike Nifong believed in was enhancing his pension by an amount of $20 000 per annum. To achieve this he needed to be elected Durham DA. He played the "race card" (sound familiar - Sidney?) by whipping up Durham AA's hysterical anti white hatred.

How? By "believing" The Ho when she claimed to have been raped at the Lacrosse Party!

You know it, Mikey knows it and The Ho knows it.Spare us the bullshit that Mike Nifong and The Ho are somehow victims. The are both slowly getting what they deserve. Hopefully you will one day admit just how much of a liar and fabricator you are.

Remember:

"I agree with the attorney general's statement that there is no credible evidence that Mr. Seligmann, Mr. Finnerty and Mr. Evans committed any crimes for which they were indicted – or any other crimes against Ms. Mangum – during the party."

Mike Nifong.

Anonymous said...

So who did commit the crimes?

The Duke lacrosse players
who stole Crystal's money?

Anonymous said...

Where did all the lacrosse people go?

Do they always run and hide when the police show up?

Anonymous said...

Credible evidence lack partly came from SBI analyzes of DNA evidence as reported in the AG's Duke lacrosse report. Now, North Carolina's SBI department has been discredited. In a period spanning 16 years an outside audit has shown that they've given false DNA reports--perhaps intentionally. The whole state's criminal justice system is in upheaval. (Roy Cooper hired his former lobbyist to fix the problem at the SBI. That guy just named Joe Cheshire to help him.)

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ August 28, 2010 6:38 PM - "In a period spanning 16 years an outside audit has shown that they've given false DNA reports--perhaps intentionally."

False DNA reports that were favorable to the prosecution.

The SBI tests in the lacrosse case were favorable to the defense.

It took DNASI's testing to reveal that the only male DNA found in the rape kit, all of which was non-lacrosse player DNA, came from Crystal's poody and rectum.

So, not only had she had multiple sex partners in the recent past, she was engaging in unprotected sex with johns, including anal sex.

Classy broad, isn't she?

Anonymous said...

Did the lacrosse players get tested for STD's?

guiowen said...

Well, Sidney, it seems that, thanks to your advice, CGM can't even see her children any more. That's what comes of trying to play lawyer.

Anonymous said...

guiowen - the judge ain't playin'

Fitch ordered that if Mangum has any physical contact with her children, who are named as victims in the arson case, she'll be jailed on $250,000 cash bail, meaning a bondsman won't be able to bail her out after a 10 percent payment as in most cases.

Anonymous said...

Sidney, it's a long and disgusting history there
in the cesspool of Durham, where the natives
are so docile or corrupted, they take pleasure
in repeated gang rapings. [would this be an
ad urbanem attack?].

Anonymous said...

Victoria Peterson's claims of possible SBI tampering
of DNA evidence in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case
are not the raving delusions of a nutcase afterall.

How much money do Roy Cooper, Mike Easley,
and the rest of the crooked gang in Raleigh charge
to get rich white Duke students off the hook?

Anonymous said...

Victoria Peterson's claims of possible SBI tampering
of DNA evidence in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case
are not the raving delusions of a nutcase afterall.


Actually, they are.

You forget the DNASI results and the lack of other credible evidence.

Anonymous said...

Sid -- What you have stated simply contradicts what Mike Nifong himself has said.

You state "Mr. Nifong did not create the Duke Lacrosse imbroglio out of thin air."

Nifong states "here is no credible evidence that Mr. Seligmann, Mr. Finnerty and Mr. Evans committed any crimes for which they were indicted – or any other crimes against Ms. Mangum – during the party...."

If there was truly no credible evidence to support prosecuting the LAX players, as Nifong has stated, why did he continue with the case?

Either you are lying or Mike Nifong is lying. Which is it?

Anonymous said...

Sid -- In "Million Dollar bail...a case comparison - Part 11", you stated that Mr. Tart was just placed on house arrest and was not given bond.

Another poster has challenged you on this. This poster apparently knows Mr. Tart and knew the victim as well, and has stated that Mr. Tart's family paid his bail.

You need to either provide evidence to support YOUR side of this story, or apologize for your lack of information AND correct the erroneous statements you have made.

This is the 3rd request for you to correct your errors or provide evidence to support your statements.

Anonymous said...

If there was truly no credible evidence to support prosecuting the LAX players,
why do the LaXerS continue to bury Roy Cooper's investigation?

Sid, what's this about a lawsuit filed in Durham Superior Court seeking
the Duke lacrosse rape investigation files?

Well, hell, it's about time.

Nifong Supporter said...


guiowen said...
"Well, Sidney, it seems that, thanks to your advice, CGM can't even see her children any more. That's what comes of trying to play lawyer."


In fact, it is because of my advice that Ms. Mangum is now free. My advice to her has always been to present her side of the story, even when her defense counsel objects. Judge Michael Morgan did not permit her to speak at a previous hearing, but fortunately at the last hearing Judge Fitch did.

The prosecution charged Ms. Mangum with violating terms of her release by having visitation with her children past curfew. The witness was a technician who re-attached her ankle monitor and saw a couple of children running around the house. He identified them in court as being Crystal's, and after Crystal's defense attorney completed her presentation without challenging the identity of the children... and just before the judge ruled, Crystal addressed the court and told the judge that the children were grandchildren of the friend in whose house she was staying. This statement on her behalf was instrumental in her not being placed back in jail.

By following my advice, she avoided jail, even though she was punished with a condition that she have no physical contact with her children. I can live with that.


The following blog, which I will post momentarily, has to do with more prosecutorial misconduct, and twelve years of life groundlessly taken from a man. I welcome input from all.

Whatchoo talkin' bout, Sydney? said...

Sydney - and just before the judge ruled, Crystal addressed the court and told the judge that the children were grandchildren of the friend in whose house she was staying. This statement on her behalf was instrumental in her not being placed back in jail.

Sure about that, Sydney?

"My friend has two grandchildren, and they look like my children," Mangum explained after Fitch had already made a decision late Friday afternoon.

The judge said it was too late and Mangum should have presented that evidence earlier."

Crystal just makes shit up as she goes. She told the judge last time that she was going to be staying with her mom to help her out, didn't she?

Anonymous said...

Sid, what's this about a lawsuit filed in Durham Superior Court seeking
the Duke lacrosse rape investigation files?


Where is this information coming from?