Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Another featherweight defense for Crystal Mangum in her upcoming trial for the murder of Reginald Daye?



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Tracy E. Cooper was a correctional officer with fifteen years of service in the state of Illinois. Tragically, on September 28, 2010, at the age of 42, Officer Cooper passed away. Records acquired online state that he died as a result of an assault that was alleged to have occurred months earlier.

According to documents, on January 25, 2010, Cooper escorted a convicted felon to court, at which time the judge ordered for the felon to be unshackled. Upon being freed from his bonds, the young man bolted in an attempt to escape. Officer Cooper subdued the would-be fugitive by wrestling the convict to the floor, during which time he injured his left shoulder.

When his traumatized left shoulder failed to heal, it was later determined that Cooper had torn his left rotator cuff. Approximately eight months later Cooper underwent surgery to repair the damaged shoulder. Unfortunately he never emerged from the general anesthesia, and he was pronounced dead the following day.

The Illinois Department of Corrections has recorded the cause of death to be an “assault” and the weapon used, a “person.” In other words, the inmate who attempted to flee in January 2010 is being held responsible for the death of the correctional officer in September 2010… eight months later.

I have a problem with this reasoning on many levels. My reading of the incident suggests that the inmate was attempting to escape and that Correctional Officer Cooper executed his job appropriately by its prevention. The injury to Cooper’s left shoulder was plainly work-related and not a result of an assault. It might be different had the inmate charged at Cooper and knocked him to the ground… but that did not happen.

In addition, it is obvious that the proximate cause of Officer Cooper’s death was due to a complication in surgery, most likely due to a problem with the administration of the anesthesia. The injury sustained eight months earlier had nothing to do with Cooper’s passing.

With Cooper’s death being attributed to the incident eight months prior, and it being deemed to be due to an assault, then the inmate, for attempting to flee the courtroom, could be charged with murder… a totally ridiculous and inappropriate charge.

This is the same emotionally irrational logic used in Reginald Daye’s death. The stab wound by Crystal Mangum had absolutely nothing to do with Daye’s death… and everyone knows it, including the prosecutors, the medical personnel at Duke University Hospital, the medical examiners, and the media.

A stab wound made by a paring knife that only damaged the splenic flexure of the colon should have been easily managed without residual effects… Reginald Daye should have made a full recovery.
The pathetic autopsy reports purposely shed no light on the cause of death in Daye’s case, giving us no more information than was initially available from the media on April 13, 2011… that Daye sustained a stab wound, and that he died. For the medical examiner to say that he died of “complications of a stab wound” provides not a scintilla of enlightenment. The links connecting the stab wound to Daye’s death ten days later are omitted… again, on purpose.

I no more agree with the Illinois DOC that the cause of Tracy Cooper’s death was due to an assault eight months earlier, than I do with Durham Assistant District Attorney Kelly Gauger’s position that the stab wound to Reginald Daye resulted in his demise ten days later. The cause of death in both cases is folly and lacks serious merit and consideration.

The amazing cases of Cory Harrison and Joshua Wrenn

On life support, twenty-one year-old Cory Harrison was not expected to come out of the coma, and his doctor in Spain recommended that no heroic measures be taken if he were to contract a life threatening infection. The coma was the result of severe head trauma he sustained when he landed on it after falling from a second story balcony onto a cobblestone pavement while working at a summer job in Spain. In addition to a skull fracture, he had fractures of his ribs and vertebrae.

Although many neurological practitioners did not expect him to recover consciousness, Cory Harrison did just that… but only after more than seven weeks in a comatose state. Currently he is undergoing rehab and physical therapy to help him regain use of his extremities and the ability to speak. Because he was not pulled off life-support prematurely, Cory had the opportunity to emerge from his comatose state.

On April 3, 2011, 29 year-old Joshua Martin Wrenn was arrested on a warrant for assaulting his wife. Shortly after being booked, Wrenn was involved in an altercation with correction officials during which he lost consciousness. He, like Reginald Daye, was taken to Duke University Hospital and placed on life support in its intensive care unit.

Doctors told Wrenn’s mother, Kathy Treadway, that her son was brain dead. However, on the advice of an attorney, the family would not allow doctors to remove him from life support… because that would prevent them from filing a lawsuit against the state for inflicting wounds that rendered Joshua comatose.

Then, on May 30, 2011, approximately eight weeks after being beaten into unconsciousness, Wrenn surprisingly emerged from the coma… no longer requiring the ventilator, making eye contact, and moving his extremities. He is far from being fully recovered as he is partially paralyzed, and has yet to talk… morbidity possibly in part due to several strokes he suffered during hospitalization. According to his mother, he is making progress, slowly but surely.

Now, contrast these two cases to that of Reginald Daye. For certain reasons, which have been concealed from the public by the Duke University Hospital staff and media, Reginald Daye went into a coma on the third post-op day. Prior to lapsing into unconsciousness his evaluation had him on the mend from the stab wound to the torso. Specifics surrounding his downward spiral and his week-long coma were shielded from media consumers, their first awareness that the hospital course of Mr. Daye had gone terribly wrong was with the announcement of his death.

Although I have not been privy to actual events, my sources have stated that Daye passed away shortly after he was taken off life support. In other words, the neurologists had determined that Daye had suffered irreversible brain damage – was “brain dead” in the layman’s parlance – concluded that he would never awaken from his comatose state, and electively removed him from life support with the consent of Daye’s family. The cessation of supportive measures by the medical staff was the proximate cause of Reginald Daye’s death and not any actions that preceded it.

Doctors are not gods and their prognoses are not 100% accurate. If that were the case, then Cory Harrison and Joshua Wrenn would both have been removed from life support and would have expired many weeks before their miraculous awakenings. Like Harrison and Wrenn, Reginald Daye deserved the opportunity to recover. However it was not to be because before a week’s time had elapsed, Daye was removed from life sustaining treatment at Duke University Hospital and allowed to die.

From media coverage just days following his emergency surgery the public had been led to believe that Daye’s course would be uneventful and his recovery complete. But that was not to be and mysterious events at the hospital resulted in a loss of consciousness as well a cardiac arrest. And while Daye lingered in a coma over a long seven day period, the media kept mum about the frightening and unexpected chain of events… with the public first learning of his condition after he was pronounced dead.

Why the rush to remove Daye from life support? Were there those with decision making powers who were concerned that he might recover and deprive the prosecution of charging Mangum with murder? The plug was pulled on Daye before the public even had an opportunity to enter into a debate about his comatose condition. With all certainty, Mangum was not responsible for Reginald Daye’s death or his coma.

If Cory Harrison and Joshua Wrenn could awaken from their comatose states and be weaned off life support measures, Reginald Daye should have been entitled to the same opportunity.

Mangum defense strategy: genius, inept, or Judas-like?

According to The Herald Sun, Crystal Mangum’s attorney, Chris Shella of Durham, entered a motion with the court on September 20, 2011, asking that his client be given a psychiatric evalution. Superior Court Judge G. Wayne Abernathy signed the order shortly thereafter for the purposes of supposedly determining whether or not she is mentally competent to stand trial for the murder of Reginald Daye.

This unexpected defense move was a surprise and one which I feel undercuts the original strategy which stated that she acted in self-defense. Shella had initially and repeatedly stated that Mangum stabbed Daye to prevent him from continuing to beat her up. It has been established that the two, prior to the incident, had been arguing about money orders which Mangum had purchased in the name of Daye to pay rent on the apartment the two symbiotically shared. Mangum wanted to use the money for rent, whereas Daye wanted it to purchase beer and alcohol.

Prosecutor Kelly Gauger and the state have never presented a motive for Mangum’s actions in stabbing Daye. Is the public to believe that she stabbed him without provocation in order to “steal” the two money orders that she had purchased? Or did she merely succumb to an underlying urge to kill boyfriends as the media would have you believe? The prosecution lacks a motive for the stabbing, while on the other hand, the self-defense argument for Mangum makes sense.

The prosecution has a weak murder case against Mangum, as a cursory look at the arrest warrant and grand jury indictment documents will show. Like the autopsy reports on Reginald Daye, both the warrant and indictment lack any information regarding the alleged murder and consist only of one generic sentence statements. Contrast it with the indictment of the trumped up case with which Crystal was charged in 2010.

Furthermore, you will notice that no where in the arrest warrant is there any mention of Reginald Daye being stabbed “seven times” or “multiple times.” ABC-11 News had frequently and erroneously stated that based on the arrest warrant Crystal Mangum stabbed Daye multiple times. This is simply false and misleading… and is typical of mainstream media reporting on this subject.

In addition to lacking a motive, discrepancies between the April 13th and 14th 2011 autopsy reports fail to provide a cause of death and introduces the strong likelihood of criminal fraud in the report of April 14th. There is nothing to support Crystal being driven by insanity to stab Daye, nor anything to suggest she is mentally unable to understand the charges that she faces or her legal situation. It seems to me that Shella undercuts Mangum’s self-defense position by suggesting that she is mentally incompetent and her mental status may have had something to do with her actions the morning of April 3, 2011. That is why his motion seeking a mental health evaluation is so troubling.

To my knowledge, Elisa Baker, who was convicted of killing, dismembering and burying her stepdaughter Zahra Baker, never had her mental faculties brought into question… she was never ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation for competency.

My concerns about this psychiatric evaluation tactic venture far beyond legal matters. With her being transferred to Central Regional Hospital in Butner for evaluation, concerns about her well being and even her life are brought to the fore. Had a psychiatrist or psychologist been sent to Durham’s Detention Center for the evaluation, I would be far less anxious. Within the confines of a mental institution, however, where she is vulnerable to mind-altering drugs and treatment that is shielded by confidentiality policies, anything is possible… and I am fearful for her.

Transferring Mangum from Durham to Butner also deprives Crystal of what little access in visitation that she has to those who support her and care about her. How long she will be held at that institution is an unknown.

Weight of the prosecutor’s case

In 2010, the state of North Carolina’s trumped up case against Crystal Mangum had the weight of straw, and the prosecution was able to prevail in several misdemeanor charges which were: child endangerment, injury to personal property, and resisting a public official. Despite a feather-weight defense by attorney Mani Dexter, the
prosecution was unable to convict Mangum of the felony charge of arson. The jury deadlocked because a few of the jurors with a conscience refused to convict her when they had doubts about her responsibility for setting clothes ablaze in a bathtub. Fact is that the Durham Police officers were the only ones with the motive, means, and opportunity to set the fire.

Crystal Mangum now faces murder charges for a prosecution case that has the weight of dust. The question is whether Mangum will get another featherweight defense performance. Initially I had hopes when attorney Shella challenged the state regarding its murder charge because an autopsy report had not yet been released that specified a cause of death. My hopes were bolstered when he told the media that Crystal acted in self-defense. I have been sent into a tailspin by his recent motion to the court seeking mental evaluation for his client.

A more effective and appropriate tact would be for Shella to ask the court to dismiss the murder charge as the autopsy reports clearly fail to show a nexus between the stab wound and Daye’s death, the discrepancies between the two reports strongly suggests biased criminal fraud, and the elective removal of Daye from life support by hospital staff automatically exempts Mangum from responsibility for his death.

The lack of curiosity on the part of the media and the inactivity on the part of politicians and community leaders reinforces their willingness to allow the state to continue to purse its ruthless persecution of Crystal Mangum as retaliation for her role in the Duke Lacrosse case.

Recently a reliable source stated that prosecution notes handed to defense as discovery, contained a written interview with Reginald Daye in which he admitted that prior to being stabbed he had dragged Crystal Mangum by her hair and “slapped her around.” This admission should be more than enough to have made the prosecution entertain the likely possibility that Ms. Mangum acted in self defense the morning of April 3, 2011. However, despite this, Prosecutor Gauger has pressed forward with her prosecution of Mangum in this case… a waste of county resources and taxpayer dollars, and a slap in the face of Lady Justice.

I have been taking action on behalf of justice by enlightening the people with flogs and by writing letters. Also, I have filed a formal complaint with the North Carolina State Bar against prosecutor Kelly Gauger for her malicious and merit-lacking prosecution of Crystal Mangum.

I am in a quandary as to what to expect next of defense attorney Chris Shella. Whose interests will have his highest priority… his client Crystal Mangum, or those of Duke University Hospital, state medical examiners, the powerful Carpetbagger families of the Duke Lacrosse defendants, and the state? Only time will tell.

A time when the Bench needs to step in and toss out

Because prosecutors often pursue criminal charges against defendants that are totally without merit, vendetta-based, and/or frivolously pursued, judges in the state of North Carolina have the ability to dismiss charges before they even reach the jury.

In a recent Durham case, Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson felt compelled to dismiss murder charges against Michael C. Dorman II because Durham police had allowed crucial evidence to be destroyed. In this particular instance, the judge issued his order following a hearing brought by a motion presented by the defendant’s attorney. The charge was dismissed despite the fact that Dorman was in possession of the murder victim’s skeletal remains and an alleged confession to another party.

On July 7, 2011, Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Gessner dismissed a murder charge against Antonio Smith because the prosecutor failed to present any evidence that Smith committed the stabbing death for which he was standing trial. The charge was dropped even though Smith had previously been charged with another murder.

As in the aforementioned murder trials of Dorman and Smith, the trial judge in the murder case against Crystal Mangum would be well within justifiable bounds to dismiss the murder charge against Mangum in Reginald Daye’s death. The basis for dismissal would be as follows: (1) the major discrepancies between the investigative report of April 13, 2011 and the autopsy report of April 14, 2011; (2) that the autopsy reports were totally inadequate, full of omissions, did not express a specific cause of death, and did not link the stab wound to Daye’s death; and (3) Crystal Mangum had nothing to do with the removal of Reginald Daye from life support, the true and proximate cause of Daye’s death.

Prosecutor Kelly Gauger’s case is further weakened by the fact that the prosecution has offered no motive for the homicide, and the fact that public sentiment fueled by the mainstream media has insidiously tainted the public and the state’s attitudes against Ms. Mangum.

I believe that Mangum’s attorney Shella should have filed a motion long ago to have the murder charge dismissed. Because it seems to me that such a motion is not forthcoming, it is my hope that Judge Abernathy will take the initiative to step in and toss out the murder charge against Crystal Mangum… a charge that should never reach the hands of a jury.

188 comments:

Anonymous said...

Pure Nonsense. Here we go with the "sources" again, Sid. What a crock. Oh, and I guess the "public" should have had an opportunity to decide whether it was time to remove life support for Mr. Daye? Perhaps we should have asked a panel of distinguished Durham Sister Supporters to weigh in. Your lack of knowledge, your racist bias, and your amazingly bizarre misunderstanding of the law are an embarrassment to you and your other so-called Nifong supporters.
I gues, though, you know best, right, Sid? You know all about the autopsy because you were THERE. And, of course, you know what happened the night Mr. Daye was killed because you were THERE. And you know that the Duke doctor plotted with the jihad gang to murder Mr. Daye so that Sister would have a big old fat murder rap on her. If I were you, bud, I would be very careful about makng statements that imply physicians conspired to kill a patient. You are walking on dangerous ground with that kind of trash talk.
I repeat....what a crock!

Anonymous said...

This worthless prostitute killed an innocent man but black racists are still defending her because she falsely accused white men of raping her when the fact is no white man would touch her.That's how crazy some black people are.

Anonymous said...

Umm... Some white men will touch anyone.

Anonymous said...

There's never been proof that Crystal Mangum ever accepted money for sex.

Anonymous said...

This worthless commentator calls her a prostitute at the same time says no white man would touch her. That's how crazy some white people are.

Anonymous said...

All those folks who think Sister never accepted money for sexual favors, raise your hand. I guess the appointments she had in various motels and other locations, with a paid driver, were all just to do exotic dances. The FACT that she had at least five different male DNA samples in and on her.....well, I guess that just means she likes lots of sex with lots of guys. Maybe she was just friendly. Right.
If Sidney can rant about his sources telling him the mysterious "facts" that he generates on this trash blog, why can't the rest of us just say our "sources" tell us that Sister was a working girl. By the way, if Sister WAS taking money for her favors, I figure that's her business and there were Johns who were willing to pay. Not ragging on the world's oldest profession here. What DOES irk me is the inconsistency shown by people like Sid who claim to KNOW the FACTS, from their "sources" and who can't seem to distinguish between opinion and fact. The truth is that we, NONE of us, knows everything that went down the night Mr. Daye was killed. I do not believe, for one second, that Sid has some kind of shape-changer "souces" who can apparently Star Trek themselves into Day'e apartment, the Duke hospital, the lacrosse house, the Durham jail and the mind of Sister. And.....I freely admit that I am expressing OPINIONS.....which are worth nothing more and nothing less than Sidney's nonsense.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Pure Nonsense. Here we go with the "sources" again, Sid. What a crock. Oh, and I guess the "public" should have had an opportunity to decide whether it was time to remove life support for Mr. Daye? Perhaps we should have asked a panel of distinguished Durham Sister Supporters to weigh in. Your lack of knowledge, your racist bias, and your amazingly bizarre misunderstanding of the law are an embarrassment to you and your other so-called Nifong supporters.
I gues, though, you know best, right, Sid? You know all about the autopsy because you were THERE. And, of course, you know what happened the night Mr. Daye was killed because you were THERE. And you know that the Duke doctor plotted with the jihad gang to murder Mr. Daye so that Sister would have a big old fat murder rap on her. If I were you, bud, I would be very careful about makng statements that imply physicians conspired to kill a patient. You are walking on dangerous ground with that kind of trash talk.
I repeat....what a crock!


I use sources to provide information about Reginald Daye's case that the media ignores and/or doesn't want the public to know. I wouldn't have to rely on sources if the media reported fairly and objectively. Unfortunately, it doesn't.

With regards to the medical examiner, how do you explain the gross and enormous discrepancies between the reports of April 13th and 14th? It is obvious that the 14th was an attempt to magnify, exaggerate, and make false declarations in order to make the stab wound appear to cause more injury than it did... and to make it seem more likely that it caused Daye's death.

Also, how would you explain Daye's lapse into a deep coma with irreversible brain damage? Surely that is not a common result of a stab wound to the torso, especially when the victim is awake following the insult.

Be aware that I will provide documentation to support my statements whenever possible.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"This worthless prostitute killed an innocent man but black racists are still defending her because she falsely accused white men of raping her when the fact is no white man would touch her.That's how crazy some black people are."


First of all, Crystal was not responsible for Daye's death, or his lapse into unconsciousness. As far as Daye being "innocent," he admitted to assaulting Mangum prior to being stabbed. Also, Mangum's attorney stated that there is photographic evidence that she had bruises and other signs of having been beaten.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
All those folks who think Sister never accepted money for sexual favors, raise your hand. I guess the appointments she had in various motels and other locations, with a paid driver, were all just to do exotic dances. The FACT that she had at least five different male DNA samples in and on her.....well, I guess that just means she likes lots of sex with lots of guys. Maybe she was just friendly. Right.
If Sidney can rant about his sources telling him the mysterious "facts" that he generates on this trash blog, why can't the rest of us just say our "sources" tell us that Sister was a working girl. By the way, if Sister WAS taking money for her favors, I figure that's her business and there were Johns who were willing to pay. Not ragging on the world's oldest profession here. What DOES irk me is the inconsistency shown by people like Sid who claim to KNOW the FACTS, from their "sources" and who can't seem to distinguish between opinion and fact. The truth is that we, NONE of us, knows everything that went down the night Mr. Daye was killed. I do not believe, for one second, that Sid has some kind of shape-changer "souces" who can apparently Star Trek themselves into Day'e apartment, the Duke hospital, the lacrosse house, the Durham jail and the mind of Sister. And.....I freely admit that I am expressing OPINIONS.....which are worth nothing more and nothing less than Sidney's nonsense.


As I have repeatedly stated, I would not have to rely on sources if the media reported objectively and fairly. It doesn't do that when it comes to issues about the Duke Lacrosse case or Crystal Mangum. ABC-11 for example claimed that Mangum "repeatedly" stabbed Daye. The commenter needs to address his criticism to the real culprits... Media-types who are of the same mindset as the Carpetbagger Jihadists. Why not demand accountability from the media?

Anonymous said...

Funnier and funnier, Sid. The "media" you reference, as though it were some kind of single entity, does not, apparently, report what YOU think and YOU want to appear.........therefore, it does not report accurately, Give me a break. I guess that's why we have Sid's Version of the Truth.
Once again, your sources are apparently available only to you, apparently able to teleport themselves into jails, hospitals, operating rooms, medical records rooms, psychiatric hospitals, scenes of crimes, and the minds of individuals involved. amazing sources, I'd say. pure bull

Anonymous said...

Sid, Know it All, says....."Why the rush to remove Daye from life support? Were there those with decision making powers who were concerned that he might recover and deprive the prosecution of charging Mangum with murder? The plug was pulled on Daye before the public even had an opportunity to enter into a debate about his comatose condition"
I sincerely hope somebody from DUH, like V. Dzau, gets informed about this written and published statement that basically says Duke is in league with Sid's jihad and that Duke killed Daye so that Mangum could be stuck with a murder charge. I really do hope somebody from counsel's office sees this.

Guess Who said...

Oh, good lord! … I assume you’ve got a mother. I mean, your first concern is that somebody is falsely accused?

Anonymous said...

Sid -- It's ridiculous how you can defend Tracey Cline specifically, while attacking "the state" and those prosecuting attorneys that work FOR Tracey Cline.

Anonymous said...

Easy to 'splain Sid's blind defense of Cline.....she was a Nifong puppet, therefore she is above reproach and, apparently, above the law. Cline and Sid are remarkably similar in their approach to ethics....."if I (Sidney or Cline) think it's right, then it is". Or, as my fundamentalist neighbor often says, "the bible says it, I believe it, that settles it".
In a word, phooooooie.

Anonymous said...

Foor for thought: (1) Sid claims he is a retired physician yet he apparently knows nothing about HIPPA and PHI. (2)Sid always assumes there is some kind of organized heehaw-jihad plot to punish the evil Sister Survivor, (3)Dave Evans' mother is apparently more powerful than Oprah Winfrey; Mrs. Evans controls the justice system, Duke University, the American healthcare system and the entire national "media", (4)Sid has "sources" that are everywhere, all the time...kinda like "air" sources, that only he knows about and that report only to him, (5)Sid compares apples to horseshoes and whines when he gets his backside handed to him by people who actually READ, (6)Sid thinks he is funny and, guess what he is!
His blob gets my vote for "Most screwed up racist blathering meandering". Here's your sign, sidney!!! (thanks to Bill E....)

Anonymous said...

Sidney-Who-Apparently-can-read-minds-of-dead-people says,
"Shella had initially and repeatedly stated that Mangum stabbed Daye to prevent him from continuing to beat her up. It has been established that the two, prior to the incident, had been arguing about money orders which Mangum had purchased in the name of Daye to pay rent on the apartment the two symbiotically shared. Mangum wanted to use the money for rent, whereas Daye wanted it to purchase beer and alcohol."
Just for the record, there is zero evidence (except from Swami Sid's sources) that Daye wanted to "buy beer" and the ever responsible Mangum wanted to pay the rent. Sid, name your sources.....enlighten us, cowboy!

Anonymous said...

Chris Shella has been both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, and has handled over 50 murder cases.

I think he knows a little more about what he's doing than you do, Sid.

Which isn't saying much.

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Sidney? said...

Anon October 12, 2011 10:50 AM - "Just for the record, there is zero evidence (except from Swami Sid's sources) that Daye wanted to "buy beer" and the ever responsible Mangum wanted to pay the rent."


Nor has it been established that Crystal 'bought the cashier's checks in Reginald Daye's name'.

kenhyderal said...

@Anonymous 10:50 AM 10/12/11 Evidence will be presented that Crystal purchased the money orders with he own money. Neighbors heard her and Daye fighting over the money orders earlier, which prompted them to call the police. They visited, and left without making any arrest. They will undoubtedly be called to testify. Then there will be Crystal's testimony of what subsequently transpired.

Anonymous said...

Some white men men will touch anything but not Crystal Man-gum.

Anonymous said...

oh goody, now we have the other Trekkie with us, promising that "evidence will be presented"....blah blah blah. Of course, kennyhissyfit has ways to know what evidence will presented......why, certainly, of course he does. And, of course, Kennyhissyfit also knows what the neighbors will say because he has somehow managed to meet with them and hear their stories. Or....perhaps he has his own mysterious "sources". Whoopee, I can't wait....detective kenny is on the case?

Anonymous said...

Crystal's testimony about what happened.....? Is that like her testimonIES about what happened years ago when she claimed to have been raped? Or, her testimonIES about how it was not her fault she got drunk, stole a cabbie's keys and tried to run over an officer? Or her testimonies about how she got raped by nine, or was it six, or three men in a room the size of a phone booth? Or how she didn't have sex with anybody but her boyfriend for a week before the lacrosse party, but that multiple male DNA samples were found in and on her body? Or maybe it will be like her testimonIES that she is just a plain homespun single mom, trying to raise her children by dancin' on a pole. Or maybe it will be like her testimonIES that the guys didn't use condoms...or, well, yeah, maybe they did, after all.
Boy oh boy, I just can't wait to hear the story this time. Will it be, "the devil made me do it"? Or perhaps, "it was the Jihad comin' after me"?

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Sidney? said...

ken hyderal October 12, 2011 3:14 PM : "Evidence will be presented that Crystal purchased the money orders with he own money. (police on 1st call of the night) will undoubtedly be called to testify. Then there will be Crystal's testimony of what subsequently transpired.

The evidence of who bought the cashier's checks is already available. Were it in Crystal's favor, her atty should have no problem getting those charges dismissed.

Anonymous said...

Reginald Daye did not have to die. Had just one person done their job along the way, who knows where Crystal would be?

Every single "something happened" apologist has blood on their hands. Each and every person who put race, gender, class envy, political advancement before truth needs to get on their hand & knees and beg for forgiveness.

Anonymous said...

To the 6:20 poster, Amen.

Anonymous said...

The argument between Mr. Daye and Mangum may or may NOT have centered around the checks....the argument may have included other issues. The argument may have been totally focused on something else and the checks were a sidebar. We simply do NOT know at this point. Oh, I forgot, Sidney knows becauses his sources were there. Silly me. The rest of us mortals don't know all that transpired. Maybe as Sidney as learned from his sources, Mr. Daye was some kind of woman beating, raging alcoholic who chased poor Sister around with a knife....and she had no choice but to stab him to save herself from the savagery of his attack. Or.....maybe she just plain old stabbed him with the same kind of violent destructive behavior she exhibited a year ago. Who, besides Sidney of course, knows what happened that night? Let's see....Sister and Mr. Daye. And, Mr. Daye is deceased. So, that leaves Sidney and Sister. Sidney needs to testify in her defense.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Sid, Know it All, says....."Why the rush to remove Daye from life support? Were there those with decision making powers who were concerned that he might recover and deprive the prosecution of charging Mangum with murder? The plug was pulled on Daye before the public even had an opportunity to enter into a debate about his comatose condition"
I sincerely hope somebody from DUH, like V. Dzau, gets informed about this written and published statement that basically says Duke is in league with Sid's jihad and that Duke killed Daye so that Mangum could be stuck with a murder charge. I really do hope somebody from counsel's office sees this.


The fact of the matter is that I sent a letter by mail to Mr. Dzau about the other flog about Mr. Daye's autopsy report. I encouraged him to respond, but have not heard back from him to date. If and when I do, I will post his reply.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Sid -- It's ridiculous how you can defend Tracey Cline specifically, while attacking "the state" and those prosecuting attorneys that work FOR Tracey Cline.


I don't recall defending Ms. Cline, although I believe the News & Observer selectively and unfairly attacked her.

Yes, I am disappointed that Ms. Cline is allowing Kelly Gauger to pursue murder charges against Mangum. Furthermore, I am displeased with the attorney general and the governor for allowing it, as well.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Chris Shella has been both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, and has handled over 50 murder cases.

I think he knows a little more about what he's doing than you do, Sid.

Which isn't saying much.


I'm sure that Mr. Shella knows what he is doing, and that is what bothers me. What he is doing may not be in his client's best interests, but rather in his own.

Why not file a motion to have the flimsy murder charge thrown out? What is he waiting for?

Anonymous said...

It's not Mr. Dzau. He is a physician. I wonder if you plan to send Dr. Dzau a letter accusing the Duke physicians of killing Daye in order to pin a murder rap on Sister? Hmmmmmm???

Guess Who said...

"Why not file a motion to have the flimsy murder charge thrown out?"

a Grand Jury has heard evidence and deemed this fit to go to trial.
You're saying that the grand jury is wrong?

Anonymous said...

I just wonder if people like Sid and Victoria P. and Wahneema and Jackie and the 88 will ever realize and accept the reality that sometimes people actually DO commit crimes for which they simply canNOT blame their mothers, or the bad policeman, or the evil oppressor white man, or the evil black man, or the barometric pressure!! Do these folks even have a bleepin' clue about personal responsibility and accountability for one's actions?

Walt said...

Under our law, a defendant will be held criminally responsible for second-degree murder if his act caused or directly contributed to the victim's death. State v. Jordan, 333 N.C. 431, 439, 426 S.E.2d 692, 697 (1993). To escape responsibility based on an intervening cause, the defendant must show that the intervening act was “the sole cause of death.” State v. Holsclaw, 42 N.C. App.696, 699, 257 S.E.2d 650, 652 (1979)(quoting State v. Sherrill, 28 N.C. App. 311, 313, 220 S.E.2d 822, 824 (1976)).

In State v. Welch, the defendant argued that the victim died because she refused blood transfusions after loosing 80% of her blood by volume. This refusal, according to Welch, was the cause of the victim's demise. The trial court refused to dismiss the Second Degree Murder charge against Welch and the jury convicted him. On appeal, Welch argued the same thing, that the victim's refusal to accept a blood transfusion caused her death, not his stabbing. (Which he had denied to police and lied about an unknown assailant.) Our court of appeals held: "but for defendant's act, [victim] would not have been in need of a blood transfusion. Furthermore, [the treating physician] could not state with certainty whether [victim]would have survived had she received a blood transfusion. Therefore, we hold that the State presented sufficient evidence of proximate cause to submit the charge of second-degree murder to the jury, and the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss." State v. Welch, 135 N.C. App. 499 ___ S.E.2d ___, (1999).

This case is clearly within the State v. Welch holding. I get it that Sid and Nifong don't like the law. But, why overturn it? That is my question to Sid and Mike. Why overturn Welch,?

Walt-in-Durham

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
It's not Mr. Dzau. He is a physician. I wonder if you plan to send Dr. Dzau a letter accusing the Duke physicians of killing Daye in order to pin a murder rap on Sister? Hmmmmmm???


I stand corrected, it is Dr. Dzau. I have decided that I will post a copy of the letter I sent to Dr. Dzau in my next flog. I also sent a similar letter to Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez at that same time. In addition, I sent a letter to the Chairman of the Duke Hospital Board of Directors. I sent it in care of the hospital as I had no other address, and it was unfortunately returned to me.

Nifong Supporter said...


Guess Who said...
"Why not file a motion to have the flimsy murder charge thrown out?"

a Grand Jury has heard evidence and deemed this fit to go to trial.
You're saying that the grand jury is wrong?


Of course the Grand Jury is wrong!! As everyone knows, a Grand Jury is capable of indicting a ham sandwich. At the time of the grand jury indictment a cause of death had not even been released.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
I just wonder if people like Sid and Victoria P. and Wahneema and Jackie and the 88 will ever realize and accept the reality that sometimes people actually DO commit crimes for which they simply canNOT blame their mothers, or the bad policeman, or the evil oppressor white man, or the evil black man, or the barometric pressure!! Do these folks even have a bleepin' clue about personal responsibility and accountability for one's actions?

Answer one simple question... Why the discrepancies between the April 13, 2011 investigative autopsy report and the April 14, 2011 autopsy report?

Answer it honestly and objectively and you will understand why Crystal Mangum should not be charged with murder.

Nifong Supporter said...


Walt said...
Under our law, a defendant will be held criminally responsible for second-degree murder if his act caused or directly contributed to the victim's death. State v. Jordan, 333 N.C. 431, 439, 426 S.E.2d 692, 697 (1993). To escape responsibility based on an intervening cause, the defendant must show that the intervening act was “the sole cause of death.” State v. Holsclaw, 42 N.C. App.696, 699, 257 S.E.2d 650, 652 (1979)(quoting State v. Sherrill, 28 N.C. App. 311, 313, 220 S.E.2d 822, 824 (1976)).

In State v. Welch, the defendant argued that the victim died because she refused blood transfusions after loosing 80% of her blood by volume. This refusal, according to Welch, was the cause of the victim's demise. The trial court refused to dismiss the Second Degree Murder charge against Welch and the jury convicted him. On appeal, Welch argued the same thing, that the victim's refusal to accept a blood transfusion caused her death, not his stabbing. (Which he had denied to police and lied about an unknown assailant.) Our court of appeals held: "but for defendant's act, [victim] would not have been in need of a blood transfusion. Furthermore, [the treating physician] could not state with certainty whether [victim]would have survived had she received a blood transfusion. Therefore, we hold that the State presented sufficient evidence of proximate cause to submit the charge of second-degree murder to the jury, and the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss." State v. Welch, 135 N.C. App. 499 ___ S.E.2d ___, (1999).

This case is clearly within the State v. Welch holding. I get it that Sid and Nifong don't like the law. But, why overturn it? That is my question to Sid and Mike. Why overturn Welch,?

Walt-in-Durham


Thanks for the legal insights, Walt. First, it is my understanding that Crystal Mangum is charged with first degree murder, not second degree murder.

Secondly, the stab wound did not cause or contribute to the death of Daye. The stab wound did not cause Daye to go into an irreversible coma. Daye was not removed from life support because he had a stab wound that had been repaired. The media plainly stated that Daye was expected to make a full recovery, and he should have. Something caused Daye to lapse into a coma... something that nobody, including the Durham police and the media, wants to investigate.

In the State v. Welch case, 80% blood loss is quite significant, and could very well be responsible for subsequent death. Reginald Daye's case is much different as I do not believe he lost enough blood to require a transfusion. It is obvious that he was awake at the time the ambulance arrived and transported him to the hospital. Daye's case is more in line with that of Tracy Cooper's, as illustrated in the flog. Daye was stabbed early Sunday morning, had emergency surgery immediately thereafter, was on the mend Monday and Tuesday, and then under mysterious circumstances he suddenly went into a coma... the cause of which was never determined. It was the comatose state which led the medical staff, with Daye's family's consent, to remove life support a week later, afterwhich Daye died.

Face it, Walt, the stab wound had no more to do with Daye's death, than the shoulder injury in January 2010 had to do with Correctional Officer Tracy Cooper's death in September 2010.

Thereby go ye enlightened.

Lance the Intern said...

"a Grand Jury has heard evidence and deemed this fit to go to trial.
You're saying that the grand jury is wrong?"

This is, of course, a direct quote from Nancy Grace speaking about the falsely accused Duke LAX players.

"Of course the Grand Jury is wrong!! As everyone knows, a Grand Jury is capable of indicting a ham sandwich."

I never heard you state this when the Grand Jury handed out indictments in the spring of 2006.

Face it Sid, you're a hypocrite.

Go YE therefore enlightened...

Lance the Intern said...

Sid -- You asked, "Why the discrepancies between the April 13, 2011 investigative autopsy report and the April 14, 2011 autopsy report?"

I pointed out some time ago that
the pathologist that conducted the autopsy was Dr. Clay Nichols. and that you could contact him (919-966-2253) and ask him about the 2 documents and the defensive wounds.

Have you done so yet?

Lance the Intern said...

"Face it, Walt, the stab wound had no more to do with Daye's death, than the shoulder injury in January 2010 had to do with Correctional Officer Tracy Cooper's death in September 2010."

Face it Sid -- no stab wound and Reginald Daye would be alive today.

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Sidney? said...

Sidney: "Why the discrepancies between the April 13, 2011 investigative autopsy report and the April 14, 2011 autopsy report?

All that will be dealt with at trial, Sidney.

Don't you want Crystal to have her day in court?

Anonymous said...

Sidney, why aren't you testifying for Crystal as an expert witness?

Anonymous said...

"Answer one simple question... Why the discrepancies between the April 13, 2011 investigative autopsy report and the April 14, 2011 autopsy report?"

Sidney, why don't you testify on behalf of Crystal? Thenyou could point all this out to a jury. Of course, you would open yourself to cross examination.

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
"a Grand Jury has heard evidence and deemed this fit to go to trial.
You're saying that the grand jury is wrong?"

This is, of course, a direct quote from Nancy Grace speaking about the falsely accused Duke LAX players.

"Of course the Grand Jury is wrong!! As everyone knows, a Grand Jury is capable of indicting a ham sandwich."

I never heard you state this when the Grand Jury handed out indictments in the spring of 2006.

Face it Sid, you're a hypocrite.

Go YE therefore enlightened...


First, I never said that all grand jury indictments were bogus and without merit. The spring of 2006 was well before my involvement in social justice advocacy.

As far as the "ham sandwich" quote, Nancy Grace did not originate it.

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
Sid -- You asked, "Why the discrepancies between the April 13, 2011 investigative autopsy report and the April 14, 2011 autopsy report?"

I pointed out some time ago that
the pathologist that conducted the autopsy was Dr. Clay Nichols. and that you could contact him (919-966-2253) and ask him about the 2 documents and the defensive wounds.

Have you done so yet?


I am not going to call Dr. Nichols, as he might very well consider it harassment. However, I would be very appreciative if you would do so and relay his response.

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
"Face it, Walt, the stab wound had no more to do with Daye's death, than the shoulder injury in January 2010 had to do with Correctional Officer Tracy Cooper's death in September 2010."

Face it Sid -- no stab wound and Reginald Daye would be alive today.


Right. And if Tracy Cooper had not tried to prevent the inmate from escaping, he would be alive today.

Anonymous said...

In 2010, the state of North Carolina’s trumped up case against Crystal Mangum had the weight of straw [despite Mangum's videotaped confession to setting the clothes on fire]... Fact is that the Durham Police officers were the only ones with the motive, means, and opportunity to set the fire.

I contacted DPD Cpl. John Tyler to inform him that you have publicly accused him of felony arson and obstruction of justice. I told him you lived in Raleigh and directed him to this blog and the J4N website, where your photograph is posted.

I hope that you have the opportunity to discuss your allegations with Cpl. Tyler. As was shown in the Blinco's episode, DPD officers enjoy intellectual debates with their critics in Raleigh.

Anonymous said...

"I am not going to call Dr. Nichols, as he might very well consider it harassment. However, I would be very appreciative if you would do so and relay his response."

In other words, you are afraid to.

Anonymous said...

Come on sid. Send dr dzau your blog and tell him the duke doctors conspired to hasten and ensure mr daye's death so sister would have a murder charge on her. Oh and tell him that somebody in the icu pulled the plug "before the public had a chance to debate it". I am sure dr dzau would be thrilled to get your expert analysis and accusation of criminal cobspiracy

Enlighten dr dzau sid.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
In 2010, the state of North Carolina’s trumped up case against Crystal Mangum had the weight of straw [despite Mangum's videotaped confession to setting the clothes on fire]... Fact is that the Durham Police officers were the only ones with the motive, means, and opportunity to set the fire.

I contacted DPD Cpl. John Tyler to inform him that you have publicly accused him of felony arson and obstruction of justice. I told him you lived in Raleigh and directed him to this blog and the J4N website, where your photograph is posted.

I hope that you have the opportunity to discuss your allegations with Cpl. Tyler. As was shown in the Blinco's episode, DPD officers enjoy intellectual debates with their critics in Raleigh.


Thank you. I would welcome a debate with Officer Tyler (or anyone else you may wish to contact) about the subject of Mangum's 2010 arrest.

Anonymous said...

Do you want me to file a complaint with Internal Affairs in your name?

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"I am not going to call Dr. Nichols, as he might very well consider it harassment. However, I would be very appreciative if you would do so and relay his response."

In other words, you are afraid to.


Far from the truth, mon Ami. I empathize with Dr. Nichols, and I hold him blameless, as there is no doubt that he felt compelled to go along with the conspiracy... having seen what happened to Mike Nifong when he refused to overlook the Duke Lacrosse accusations. The state persecuted him and the media crucified him... and set an example for all else who followed. The penalty for not going along with the program would be stiff and severe.

So, why should I cause him unnecessary grief and anguish by contacting him? That's not in my DNA. I am a benevolent and considerate being.

I'll leave acts of malice to others who are well-suited to it... such as yourself.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Come on sid. Send dr dzau your blog and tell him the duke doctors conspired to hasten and ensure mr daye's death so sister would have a murder charge on her. Oh and tell him that somebody in the icu pulled the plug "before the public had a chance to debate it". I am sure dr dzau would be thrilled to get your expert analysis and accusation of criminal cobspiracy

Enlighten dr dzau sid.

As I have stated earlier, after posting the flog about Daye's autopsy, I wrote a letter to Dr. Dzau, told him about the flog, and gave him the URL address for it. I have not received a response, but if one is forthcoming, I will post it. Furthermore, I might just do a flog in the near future and present a copy of the letter.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Do you want me to file a complaint with Internal Affairs in your name?


Why should you file a complaint in my name when you can't even use your name in writing a comment to this blog?

Disciplining Officer Tyler, or anyone else on the Durham Police Department staff is not my focus. I am concentrating on obtaining justice for Crystal Mangum.

Anonymous said...

Boring Boring boring. Sid. Weak intellectual content. Poor analysis. Fictitious sources. Zero writing talent. And, above all, the same tired old racist conspiracy theory. Why dont you switch to big foot or crop circles? No wonder you "retired" as a physician........ I bet the documentation requirements were too complicated for you. What a waste of bandwidth.

Anonymous said...

Boring Boring boring. Sid. Weak intellectual content. Poor analysis. Fictitious sources. Zero writing talent. And, above all, the same tired old racist conspiracy theory. Why dont you switch to big foot or crop circles? No wonder you "retired" as a physician........ I bet the documentation requirements were too complicated for you. What a waste of bandwidth.

Anonymous said...

Cant wait for sid to explain his allegations about duke doctors conspiring to kill mr daye. Duke counsel will see this.

Anonymous said...

Why are you deleting the posts about duke and your allegations that duke doctors killed mr daye? Why sid?

Anonymous said...

There's a two word term for anyone whoever believed in the Duke Rape Hoax - mentally retarded.

Anonymous said...

"So, why should I cause him unnecessary grief and anguish by contacting him? That's not in my DNA. I am a benevolent and considerate being."

Sidney, you are afraid of cross examination in any form.

Anonymous said...

"I am concentrating on obtaining justice for Crystal Mangum."

Really? I thought your concentration was on getting Mr. Nifong's law license restored.

Walt said...

"Face it, Walt, the stab wound had no more to do with Daye's death, than the shoulder injury in January 2010 had to do with Correctional Officer Tracy Cooper's death in September 2010.

Thereby go ye enlightened."


No, you argued unpersuasively that the doctrine does not apply. That doesn't cut it. You and Mike have to show why the doctrine should be overturned. Lance has the right application. No stab - no hospitalization - no death. The burden is on you to show why the well established case law of this state, and every other should be overturned. So far Mike and Sid are just not doing a very good job of arguing the case. Not that Mike ever did.

Walt-in-Durham

Anonymous said...

I wonder how mr shella feels , knowing that sidney has decided mr shella is also in on the yeepee jihad The doctor who did the autopsy. Sister's attorney. The duke doctors. Wow. And who is the mastermind of this evil white rampage against sister? Dave evans' mother. The evil mrs evans is in charge of duke hospital Good old houston baker ought to be writing mrs evans more of his racist trash any day now.
You'd think the 88 gang would be showing up to bang their pots for poor sister.
Keep it up sid. As if anybody with a brain actually gives two hoots about the nonsense you scribble

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"Why are you deleting the posts about duke and your allegations that duke doctors killed mr daye? Why sid?"


What are you talking about? I have not deleted any posts.

Lance the Intern said...

"I am not going to call Dr. Nichols, as he might very well consider it harassment. However, I would be very appreciative if you would do so and relay his response"

You've made repeated claims that the autopsy was "shameful" and that there are "discrepancies" and that Dr. Nichols is "in cahoots" with the media, yet you've NEVER spoken to the man, in any fashion?

In other words, you're making sh!t up. Nice "journalism" Sid.

At one time, you were a physician, so I shouldn't have to explain concepts like "ethics" to you -- but if necessary, I will.

Anonymous said...

Sid accuses......duke hospital (of killing daye to hang a murder charge on sister), he accuses her attorney, Mr shella, of caring more about his own reputation than in putting forward a defense for Mangum, he accuses the autopsy physician of being in cahoots with the "jihad", (I guess dr. nichols and Mrs. Evans had lunch someplace and he rolled over for her....), Sid accuses accuses accuses.....an inexhaustible windbag of boring nonsense.
So, in keeping with Sid's theme of accusations.....
1. I accuse you, Sid, of making up your sources. They do not exist.
2. I accuse you, Sid, of lying. Repeatedly.
3. I accuse you, Sid, of making "shameful" comments about a dead man, Mr. Daye.
4. I accuse you, Sid, of being a boring racist "in cahoots" with a handful of equally boring racists ...including Victoria P. and Jackie W.
5. I accuse you, Sid, of being a world class hypocrite....by refusing to condemn the disgraceful treatment of the lacrosse team by the 88 faculty and the potbangers who put up signs on the duke campus that read "castrate them".
6. I accuse you, Sid, of being a lousy writer who makes up "facts", compares apples to underwear and who wouldn't know a solid scholarly well researched "blog" from a hole in the ground.

Anonymous said...

Hey Sidney:

Why don't you take over as Crystal's counsel? You seem to think you are a legal hot shot.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"Hey Sidney:

Why don't you take over as Crystal's counsel? You seem to think you are a legal hot shot."

I would if I could, but there are laws in place to prevent those who really need a good representative from getting it. Many lawyers do not care about their clients and would do better by being represented by a layperson.

If I hired a lawsuit to sue Duke University, I would be guaranteed of losing, and having a huge attorney fee to boot. By filing pro se, I have a better than 60% chance, I feel. Am still waiting for the Magistrate to make a recommendation to the judge. Will let you know when I hear.

If I were Crystal's attorney, I certainly would not have filed a motion to have her get a mental health evaluation. What I would have done long ago, though, is filed a motion with the judge to dismiss the murder charge. What is Shella waiting for?... unless he's in cahoots with the prosecution.

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
"I am not going to call Dr. Nichols, as he might very well consider it harassment. However, I would be very appreciative if you would do so and relay his response"

You've made repeated claims that the autopsy was "shameful" and that there are "discrepancies" and that Dr. Nichols is "in cahoots" with the media, yet you've NEVER spoken to the man, in any fashion?

In other words, you're making sh!t up. Nice "journalism" Sid.

At one time, you were a physician, so I shouldn't have to explain concepts like "ethics" to you -- but if necessary, I will.

I have no problem with talking with Dr. Nichols, if he wishes to give me a call. But I am not going to allow you to goad me into harassing the man. I feel bad enough as it is for him for having to concoct a phony autopsy report to appease the Carpetbagger Jihadists. I feel his pain... and I am not going to cause him more by throwing it in his face.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Sid accuses......duke hospital (of killing daye to hang a murder charge on sister), he accuses her attorney, Mr shella, of caring more about his own reputation than in putting forward a defense for Mangum, he accuses the autopsy physician of being in cahoots with the "jihad", (I guess dr. nichols and Mrs. Evans had lunch someplace and he rolled over for her....), Sid accuses accuses accuses.....an inexhaustible windbag of boring nonsense.
So, in keeping with Sid's theme of accusations.....
1. I accuse you, Sid, of making up your sources. They do not exist.
2. I accuse you, Sid, of lying. Repeatedly.
3. I accuse you, Sid, of making "shameful" comments about a dead man, Mr. Daye.
4. I accuse you, Sid, of being a boring racist "in cahoots" with a handful of equally boring racists ...including Victoria P. and Jackie W.
5. I accuse you, Sid, of being a world class hypocrite....by refusing to condemn the disgraceful treatment of the lacrosse team by the 88 faculty and the potbangers who put up signs on the duke campus that read "castrate them".
6. I accuse you, Sid, of being a lousy writer who makes up "facts", compares apples to underwear and who wouldn't know a solid scholarly well researched "blog" from a hole in the ground.

First of all, there is not a racist bone in my body. I don't know how you leap to that conclusion.

I do not make up information, I get information from sources who are in position to know what's going on. Naturally, I cannot vouch for their reliability firsthand, but I believe everything that I write is accurate.

Regarding the accusation of lying... I don't know what you're talking about. Could you be a little more specific?

With regards to Mr. Daye, again, I have been respectful of him. Just because my sources have told me that he is heavily into alcohol and has a history of abusing women does not mean that I am being disrepectful.

Finally, I am not a hypocrite. I challenge you to explain why you make that accusation.

Thereby, go ye enlightened.

Lance the Intern said...

I have no problem with talking with Dr. Nichols, if he wishes to give me a call. But I am not going to allow you to goad me into harassing the man.

You won't make the effort to contact the man, but you have no problems claiming that the autopsy was a sham or that he is "in cahoots" with "the media" and the "carpetbagger jihadists".

Sid -- the onus is on you to prove it so. YOU made the claims about Dr. Nichols and you've NEVER -- not once -- spoken to the man.

Shame on you.

Anonymous said...

What is Shella waiting for?... unless he's in cahoots with the prosecution.

paranoia paranoia
everybody's coming to get me
just say you never met me
i'm going underground with the moles
digging holes
hear the voices in my head
i swear to god it sounds like they're snoring
but if you're bored then you're boring
the agony and the irony, they're killing me
i'm not sick but i'm not well
and i'm so hot cause i'm in hell
i'm not sick but i'm not well
and it's a sin to live so well

Anonymous said...

"I do not make up information, I get information from sources who are in position to know what's going on. Naturally, I cannot vouch for their reliability firsthand, but I believe everything that I write is accurate."

Sidney, if you can not vouch for the reliability of your sources, impossible just believe that what they tell you is true and then write it down as accurate.

Anonymous said...

I do not make up information, I get information from sources who are in position to know what's going on. Naturally, I cannot vouch for their reliability firsthand, but I believe everything that I write is accurate."

Sidney, if you can not vouch for your sources' reliability, then you can not say they are in a position to know.

Anonymous said...

"If I hired a lawsuit to sue Duke University, I would be guaranteed of losing, and having a huge attorney fee to boot."

Sidney you did not hire an attorney because no reasonable attorney would have represented you.

In a situation like your lawsuit against Duke, a trial lawyer would have taken it on a contingency fee basis. If you had lost, you would have owed nothing.

Anonymous said...

"First of all, there is not a racist bone in my body. I don't know how you leap to that conclusion."

If you were not a racist, you would not have called Mr. Nifong's prosecution of the innocent lacrosse players justified.

Anonymous said...

"Finally, I am not a hypocrite. I challenge you to explain why you make that accusation."

I did not make that accusation. It is obvious from your advocacy of Mr. Nifong you are a hypocrite. Mr. Nifong committed every offense for which you condemn other prosecutors, filing charges against innocent men, suppressing evidence, suborning perjured testimony against them, bending or ignoring the rules in order to obtain an indictment.

Anonymous said...

"I have no problem with talking with Dr. Nichols, if he wishes to give me a call. But I am not going to allow you to goad me into harassing the man."

In other words you are afraid to call him.

Anonymous said...

"What I would have done long ago, though, is filed a motion with the judge to dismiss the murder charge."

You would have made such a motion. The prosecution would have opposed it. You would have crumpled like a piece of paper in a blast furnace when faced with the evidence.

Of course, judging from your diatribes against the innocent Lacrosse players, it is obvious you have no concept of what evidence really is.

Deacon said...

Anonymous said about Sid: "If you were not a racist, you would not have called Mr. Nifong's prosecution of the innocent lacrosse players justified."

Racism is not the only reason a person would point out the irony of the only DA in the history of North Carolina being disbarred for a case that never got out of the discovery stage and never went to trial. The case was barely "prosecuted".

Anonymous said...

Deacon, what evidence was there of a crime in the first place?

kenhyderal said...

asked her if the exam was consistent with blunt force trauma, and she replied yes," Gottlieb wrote.

The nurse, Tara Levicy, "stated the victim had [swelling] and tenderness to palpitation both anally and especially vaginally. She stated it was so painful to have the speculum inserted vaginally, that it took an extended period of time to insert same to conduct an examination. I asked her if the blunt force trauma was consistent with the sexual assault that was alleged by the victim. She stated the trauma was consistent with the victim's allegation."

Of course the Defense, in addition to trashing the victim, also set out to destroy the credibility of the Nurse Ms Levicy and the Pysician Dr. Manley

Anonymous said...

Kennyhissy, you conveniently left out the further statements from the SANE that were obtained during the Nifong hearing. She admitted to numerous inconsistencies in her story, including (a)that the redness she observed could have been consistent with active sexual intercourse that was NOT forced in any way, and , (b)that the only "evidence", other than the redness she observed, was the subjective statement from Mangum, who we all know is a world class liar. She also said that Mangum repeatedly stated that the men did NOT wear condoms. then, she admitted that Mangum did, as usual, change her story to fit the evidence when it was learned that NONE of the DNA in and on her was from ANY of the lacrosse players, and, therefore, Mangum had to say, then, that the accused wore condoms. The SANE did not need anybody else to prove her incompetent; she left no doubt by her own admissions.
Get a grip, fella.
It is interesting that Sidney is now saying that he assumes the source info he reports is reliable and there he is not lying if he puts it in the blob. Hmmmmm, sounds vaguely similar to the Deacon argument that Nifong didn't know he was stating untrue information and therefore, was not lying. What a crock, Sidney. You're hypocrisy and deceit are as transparent as my granny's drawers.

Anonymous said...

I also will remind you, Kenny, that the friendly Miss Mangum apparently had intimate sexual contact with at least five different males within the week prior to the lacrossee party, even tho she lied and said she had only had sex with her "boyfriend". She also admitted that she had, on occasion, used "sex toys" on herself and others. Intimate sexual contact, with frequency, can and DOES cause redness and, on occasion, some other signs of irritation in women. So can the use of a sex "toy". In other words, KennyHissy, this lady was very friendly and had an outgoing personality......which, apparently, she didn't mind sharing with others.
The same Miss Mangum who complained about being all beat up and sore was, I remind you, up dancing on her infamous pole, yet again, within a few days after the party. She also, I remind you, went to UNC seeking drugs, and complaining....and the medical staff who examined her found NONE of the so-called injuries she complained about.

Deacon said...

The assertion that UNC Hospitalfound no injuries is inaccurate. That assertion contradicts UNC's report. They found water on her knee. Both knees were swollen. She left on crutches with ice packs that they wrapped on her knees. They also recorded her neck injury along with other aches. They also gave her medication for those injuries.

This is another example of the mythology of this story being inaccurate and in defiance of the record.

The assertion that Mangum went to the UNC for the sole purpose to seek drugs would only make sense if there were no injuries found on her. That is not the case according to UNC Hospital records.

Also, no forensic test can be used to prove intercourse or sexual conduct was conducted because of the presence of DNA. Sexual contact is not the only way DNA is placed. Especially on an exotic dancer who lap dances and allows customers to touch her.

While people have anecdotally suggested that the presence of DNA "proves" she had intercourse, no DNA experts assert this. There are too many variables and other possibilities involved.

In this particular case, Dr. Meehan's own DNA was found in the test. For those who assert that the presence of male DNA on Mangum's body "proves" she had sex with others, those same people must also assert that it proves Mangum had sex with Dr. Meehan.

If the DNA does not prove without a reasonable doubt that she had intercourse, which it does not, (Meehan testified that it does not prove that she had intercourse), then the presence of DNA does not prove that she lied about only having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend in the last week.

However, she never denied exotic dancing for clients within the previous week.






You can anecdotally suggest this but it is unproven. There has been no forensic evidence that Mangum exchanged sex for money.

Anonymous said...

Whether Sister did or did not get paid to share her favors is of no concern to me. It's the oldest profession and she had to have willing partners (Johns and Janes) to close the deal of being paid to have sex.
The point is NOT whether she got paid.

Anonymous said...

Whether Sister did or did not get paid to share her favors is of no concern to me. It's the oldest profession and she had to have willing partners (Johns and Janes) to close the deal of being paid to have sex.
The point is NOT whether she got paid.

Anonymous said...

Whether Sister did or did not get paid to share her favors is of no concern to me. It's the oldest profession and she had to have willing partners (Johns and Janes) to close the deal of being paid to have sex.
The point is NOT whether she got paid.

Deacon said...

The defense and the media hired many private investigators specifically to find evidence that Crystal Mangum was a prostitute. 60 Minutes alone hired 3 Kroll detectives for that express purpose. They found no hard evidence that she ever accepted money for sex. Nonetheless, she was called a whore and a prostitute. And continues to be called a prostitute even on this board. Now it may not matter to you, Anonymous, whether she accepted money or not. But for a woman who is not a prostitute and is consistently called a prostitute, let me give you a hint, to her, it matters.

Put it another way, Anonymous.

It doesn't matter that it doesn't matter to you that "sister" is a prostitute or not.

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
I have no problem with talking with Dr. Nichols, if he wishes to give me a call. But I am not going to allow you to goad me into harassing the man.

You won't make the effort to contact the man, but you have no problems claiming that the autopsy was a sham or that he is "in cahoots" with "the media" and the "carpetbagger jihadists".

Sid -- the onus is on you to prove it so. YOU made the claims about Dr. Nichols and you've NEVER -- not once -- spoken to the man.

Shame on you.

I don't need to know the man, or meet the man, or speak to the man to realize that the Autopsy Report he drafted is a phony. How else do you explain that the injuries about which he recorded (lesions to the lung, diaphragm, spleen, kidney, and defensive arm wounds) were never mentioned in the April 13, 2011 Investigative Report. That report of the 13th, which I believe to be accurate, lists only a lesion to the splenic flexure of the colon, which is compatible with damage caused by a paring knife.

I challenge you to explain why the injuries mentioned in Dr. Nichols reports were not featured in the report of the 13th. Please explain that to me. Unless you can, the only logical explanation is that those injuries to multiple organs never occurred.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"I do not make up information, I get information from sources who are in position to know what's going on. Naturally, I cannot vouch for their reliability firsthand, but I believe everything that I write is accurate."

Sidney, if you can not vouch for the reliability of your sources, impossible just believe that what they tell you is true and then write it down as accurate.


What I write, I believe to be accurate. I rely on sources who I believe are credible and have access to information. However, I can only vouch for the accuracy of information that I know firsthand.

Hope that clarifies things.

Lance the Intern said...

I don't need to know the man, or meet the man, or speak to the man to realize that the Autopsy Report he drafted is a phony. How else do you explain that the injuries about which he recorded (lesions to the lung, diaphragm, spleen, kidney, and defensive arm wounds) were never mentioned in the April 13, 2011 Investigative Report.

You see, Sid, the April 13 investigative report could be flawed -- something you've apparently never considered. Most likely because it doesn't meet your narrative.

Unfortunately, we can't seem to decipher the name of the physician that completed that document.

In an ideal world, we would know both, and could ask them both about the apparent inconsistencies.
Since we don't know both (perhaps Dr. Nichols does know who completed the other document -- have you considered that?), a person claiming to be interested in finding out the truth would simply ask the one we DO know.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"If I hired a lawsuit to sue Duke University, I would be guaranteed of losing, and having a huge attorney fee to boot."

Sidney you did not hire an attorney because no reasonable attorney would have represented you.

In a situation like your lawsuit against Duke, a trial lawyer would have taken it on a contingency fee basis. If you had lost, you would have owed nothing.

First of all why should I hire an attorney when I can do a better job of representing myself than any attorney.
Secondly, why risk being sabotaged and my case being undermined, by an attorney.

Even if an attorney worked on a contingency basis for me, it is possible that he could receive future benefits or compensation directly or indirectly from Duke for purposely working to lose my case in court.

Believe me, that if I put my case in the hands of an attorney, I would be guaranteed of losing in court.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"I have no problem with talking with Dr. Nichols, if he wishes to give me a call. But I am not going to allow you to goad me into harassing the man."

In other words you are afraid to call him.


Nice try. I'm goad-proof.

Anonymous said...

well, geeeez, deacon.....according your line of reasoning and the infamous sid's reasoning, the fact that "they" can't find proove she took money for sex neither proves or disproves anything....one way or the other. She could have been a successful hooker or a fine pole climber or just realllllly friendly. I repeat, I could care less whether she got paid. Whether Sister's feelings are hurt over being labeled a working girl is of zero consequence to me as well. A strawman issue, of no consequence, and not worth the bandwidth to debate..... Of course, if you believe she is just an innocent victim of the yankee-heehawjihad, then, of course, you ago all tender inside, just thinking that Sister's ego might be bruised. Maybe she ought to talk to the prison chaplain.

Nifong Supporter said...


Deacon said...
Anonymous said about Sid: "If you were not a racist, you would not have called Mr. Nifong's prosecution of the innocent lacrosse players justified."

Racism is not the only reason a person would point out the irony of the only DA in the history of North Carolina being disbarred for a case that never got out of the discovery stage and never went to trial. The case was barely "prosecuted".

Deacon, thank you for your very insightful comment. It bears repeating.

Anonymous said...

Sidney proves his racist and classist world view every single time he defends people like Nifong and Cline. The REAL reason he defends Nifong has zero to do with Nifong's disbarrment. Sidney defends Nifong because he, Sid, cannot accept the TRUTH of the LIE that was and is Mangum. He makes Nifong is paper-tailed hero for chasing the evil rich white boys and then Sid is caught with his racist views in full display when Nifong goes down in flames on the pile of lies he constructed. Sid takes up the standard once again, defending Cline (who is a Nifong clone, ethically speaking), because he, like the infamous "88" does not have the strength of character and integrity to admit he was and is wrong about Nifong/Mangum. If Nifong had been chasing a bunch of black frat guys for raping a white girl (who lied like Mangum lied), and then gotten himself in exactly the same predicament and disbarrment, you can just bet that good old Sid would be cheering for the Bar committee!

Deacon said...

Anonymous 7:10 AM said... "well, geeeez, deacon.....according your line of reasoning..."

Anonymous, there's only one issue for me. Accuracy. That's all. I comment when someone presents something as fact when that "fact" is not supported by documentation.

Lance the Intern said...

Anonymous, there's only one issue for me. Accuracy. That's all. I comment when someone presents something as fact when that "fact" is not supported by documentation.

Deacon -- Do you think that Sid's claim that Reginald Daye's autopsy is a "phony" is accurate?

Deacon said...

I haven't studied the Daye case.

Anonymous said...

Deacon, what is your access to the HIPPA protected records of the ED visit at UNC? Unless you were present or have violated HIPPA, as Sidney frequently claims he does, then you do not know whether Mangum's knees were swollen, or whether she simply reported subjective pain in her neck, or what kind of meds, if any, were given by the UNC staff. According to what was presented in testimony, she complained of pain and asked for pain meds. It was also noted that none of the bruising she claimed to have was found when they examined her. As far as I know, neither you nor I have read the actual encounter record from Mangum's visit to UNC since it is a violation of federal law for hospitals to disclose this kind of information without patient consent or court order. Of course, Sidney's "sources" probably made a copy for him.

Anonymous said...

Not supported by fact....Deacon, seriously?
As in, claims by Sidney around Daye's so-called alcoholism, as in claims that the autopsy was a phony, as in claims by sid that the duke doctors killed mr. daye so that sister would have a murder charge against her, as in slurs against C. Shella that he is working for the geewhizjihad, as in claiming that poor bathrobe boy told the truth???? you mean, those kinds of statements, not supported by fact? those????
funnier and funnier, fella

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Deacon said:
I haven't studied the Daye case.

Well -- how convenient for you, seeing as how you're all interested in facts being supported by documentation and all.

Deacon said...

I haven't commented on the Daye case.

The UNC Hospital reports are in the discovery. They say exactly what pain medication they prescribed to her. They gave her an MRI on her knee. They discussed her case in writing and recommended to each other how to proceed.

They also record that she told them that she received these injuries while being raped.

Now don't go crazy and off the deep end. I'm not saying she was raped. I'm saying it is recorded in the UNC records that she said she received these injuries from being raped.

They describe her injuries, their diagnosis and the action they took to treat her symptoms.

Anonymous said...

....And a week later she's back to pole dancing.

Or was it 2 days before? CGM made so many appearances at various hospitals (Duke, UNC) that it's difficult to keep track of them all.

Anonymous said...

so, now you are claiming that you had access to discovery information that was not subsequently brought forward in testimony? Nope, wrong deacon. she claimed various injuries, none of which were reported as validated by physical evidence. and, yes, she had a history of using multiple Rx drugs, obtained from a wide variety of providers.....if you were in the healthcare industry, you would know that such behavior is classic drug-seeking behavior, especially when there are no physical findings to back up a claim of pain...and especially when a patient wants Rx/narcotic pain killers. Since you are the judge, now, of what is true and what isn't, why don't you comment on Sid's allegations? Hmmmmm, one wonders who is related to who...... ?????

Deacon said...

You are advocating with certainty what was in a report that you have not seen. What can I say? I understand why you're suspicious of false claims. People make false claims all the time. It's these false claims I'm trying to correct by documentation.

The report says that she was given an MRI. She was found to have water on the knee. They gave her a wrapped ice pack. In a different circumstance, they would have given another patient with this LEVEL OF INJURY and level of pain a prescription narcotic.

But because of Mangum's troubled history of prescription drug usage, the doctors agreed (it's discussed in writing in the report) not to give her prescription drugs for HER INJURIES.

I'm emphasizing words because it seems it's hard for some people to read properly through their own held-fast agendas.

The staff in her specific case decided to treat her pain and swelling with NSAIDS.

The report does not say that she asked for drugs or narcotics. The report says she came because of pain and swelling.

The defense latched onto this discussion IN THE UNC REPORT that was in DISCOVERY that Nifong gave the defense. They used the report as proof to promote her prior history with prescription drugs and did not mention the injuries the staff diagnosed and treated.

The reference to her PRIOR prescription drug usage was what was useful to them to defend their clients and further question her credibility.

60 Minutes edited their TV report in a similar way focusing on the same issue without mentioning the injuries. 60 Minutes was given access to the discovery after the judge specifically compelled the defense lawyers not to distribute the discovery. 60 Minutes worked very closely with Joe Cheshire and Brad Bannon as well as the three indicted families.

From all of this came the story that she went to the hospital to get drugs and she wasn't injured.

I don't know what you mean by "testimony". Or what testimony would relate specifically to this secondary incident. After all, the case never went to trial.

Her injuries do not prove that she was raped. She could have hurt her knee by falling. Players said she fell. There are photos showing she fell.

I'm not sure why you're fighting this so vehemently except I suppose it goes against a certain mythology that she lied all the time and she withstood no injuries and she's a whore.

But wouldn't it be nice to just know what accurately happened?

Anonymous said...

wouldn't it be fun if it turns out that the deacon, kennyhissfit, nifong supporter and sid are all the same person? Or perhaps, kennyhissyfit is really Nifong? Or maybe the deacon is Victoria Peterson? Tracey Cline?
coool......

Anonymous said...

sidney says he is going to represent himself in his "case" aganst Duke. I would so love to be in the courtroom if this thing ever gets that far. Oh, to hear Sidney wax eloquent.........hope they sell tickets.

Anonymous said...

My sources are telling me that the deacon is dead wrong. Aint it great to have "sources"!!!!! ROFL.....

Anonymous said...

As a prior poster has stated, you have your "sources", Sidney.....and I'll have mine. The deacon is hilarious. LOL. what a hoot! If all else fails, posters like sid and the deacon et al, go on endlessly with pronouncements of what they "know" as FACT. "Deacon" is a pretty good name, don't you think.....in the church where I grew up, it was always the deacons who sat at the front of the church, making a big show out of their piety and righteousness, always passing judgment, always turning around to glare, over their shoulders, when us sinners rambled into our pews....late. We referred to the deacons as sittin' in the "amen corner". Yep, Deacon fits pretty well, I'd say.

Anonymous said...

About ten years ago a good friend was killed by her husband. He shot her in the abdomen after an argument over his excessive drinking. She lived five weeks. She died after spending the last few days of her life in a coma. For a few days after he shot her, my friend was actually doing OK. then, she began to decline. He was charged with murder, convicted and sentenced to life. He is rotting in prison. The jury had no problem with figuring out that my friend died because her creep of a husband shot her. What planet do you live on, Sidney?

Anonymous said...

wow, deacon...coool. you know what 60 minutes was thinking, what the doctors at unc were thinking and up to, what sister's motives were, what the notation in the PHI-protected medical record said, what the extent of the injuries were.......wow, geez, louise, here we are in the presence of another source of all-knowing Wiz. whoooooeeeee. by the way, deacon, the nsaids are nonsteroidal intiinflamatory drugs.....as in Advil or something similar. not exactly an indication that that there was some severe injury going on. Oh, and never in a hundred years would one EVER find an entry in a medical record that read "water on the knee" unless it was written by somebody trained in the Durham police department.

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kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 11:39 AM :" Hissyfit-
Noun. A sudden outburst of temper, often used to describe female anger at something trivial. Originally regional from American South. Thought to originate from contraction of "hysterical fit." Could you provide any evidence of this type of behaviour attributed to me or is it just like the bogus slander you direct against Crystal

Deacon said...

ANON: "wow, deacon...coool. you know what 60 minutes was thinking, what the doctors at unc were thinking and up to, what sister's motives were, what the notation in the PHI-protected medical record said, what the extent of the injuries were.."

I haven't described what people think. I described what is in documents and on the 60 Minutes broadcast. The UNC Hosp records were court ordered because there was a rape investigation. The records are in the DA's discovery given to the defense.

Anonymous said...

Dear Kenny.....are you and Deacon related? hmmmmmmm>>>>>>>

Anonymous said...

Deacon,
....."water on the knee?"......in a medical record from a credible academic medical center? Realllllyyyyy???? Wonder what they examined her with? A dousing rod?

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
sidney says he is going to represent himself in his "case" aganst Duke. I would so love to be in the courtroom if this thing ever gets that far. Oh, to hear Sidney wax eloquent.........hope they sell tickets.


If my case gets to court, as it should, it would be worth your while to attend. In fact, it should be broadcast live on Court-TV because it will be extremely enlightening.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
About ten years ago a good friend was killed by her husband. He shot her in the abdomen after an argument over his excessive drinking. She lived five weeks. She died after spending the last few days of her life in a coma. For a few days after he shot her, my friend was actually doing OK. then, she began to decline. He was charged with murder, convicted and sentenced to life. He is rotting in prison. The jury had no problem with figuring out that my friend died because her creep of a husband shot her. What planet do you live on, Sidney?


The case you cite is far different than that involving Mangum and Daye. Daye was expected to survive with full recovery, and he should have. Never was there an explanation for the cause of Daye lapsing into a coma. Furthermore, Daye was electively removed from life support. These are but a few of the differences. It's like comparing apples and eggplant.

Anonymous said...

No It isn't. She was on life support as well and taken off. And it was doubtful she would survive tho we all prayed she would. Try again Sid. Score: Reality 1, Sid zip

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
"No It isn't. She was on life support as well and taken off. And it was doubtful she would survive tho we all prayed she would. Try again Sid. Score: Reality 1, Sid zip"

Now you actually expect me to believe that a lady who received a gunshot wound to the abdomen went into a coma after about a month of being conscious, and then after only a couple of days of being in a coma, she was removed from life support and allowed to die? You expect me to believe that? Makes absolutely no sense. I don't buy it.

I'd like to see the autopsy report. What explanation is there for her lapsing into a coma? There might be a nexus of the coma and the gunshot wound, but I do not see it with what little evidence you provided... and even with that, your story sounds "fishy."

Lance the Intern said...

Sid says "Now you actually expect me to believe that a lady who received a gunshot wound to the abdomen went into a coma after about a month of being conscious, and then after only a couple of days of being in a coma, she was removed from life support and allowed to die?"

Come on, Sid -- this lady was a first-hand witness, surely as reliable as those you've cited here and earlier.

Why are you questioning her in such a manner, and not your own "sources"?

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Lance the Intern said...
Sid says "Now you actually expect me to believe that a lady who received a gunshot wound to the abdomen went into a coma after about a month of being conscious, and then after only a couple of days of being in a coma, she was removed from life support and allowed to die?"

Come on, Sid -- this lady was a first-hand witness, surely as reliable as those you've cited here and earlier.

Why are you questioning her in such a manner, and not your own "sources"?


First, a gunshot wound to the abdomen could cause a tremendous amount of damage, with problems with sepsis and organ failure, and such a patient could llapse into a coma. If the damage from the gunshot was that severe, however, there is no way that it would be reported that the patient was expected to make a full recovery.

That injury was much more complicated than the wound Daye suffered where only the splenic flexure was damaged.

I do not know what caused this lady to go into a coma, but I find it hard to believe that she would be removed from life support after only a couple of days.

I would like to see her autopsy reports.

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Nifong Supporter said...

"First, a gunshot wound to the abdomen could cause a tremendous amount of damage, with problems with sepsis and organ failure, and such a patient could llapse into a coma. If the damage from the gunshot was that severe, however, there is no way that it would be reported that the patient was expected to make a full recovery.

That injury was much more complicated than the wound Daye suffered where only the splenic flexure was damaged.

I do not know what caused this lady to go into a coma, but I find it hard to believe that she would be removed from life support after only a couple of days.

I would like to see her autopsy reports."

I think we need to hear Kenny's expert opinion on this question.

kenhyderal said...

I have no expertise in Trauma Surgery, Pathology, Neurology or Medical Ethics. I have not studied this case, so therefore I have no opinion on it.

Anonymous said...

Sid, if ever there were any doubt about your integrity and character, as in...lack thereof....your response to my description of a good friend's murder, proves just how pathetic you are. I am no physician. (and, frankly, I wonder about your credentials.....). All I know and recall is what I have reported. I was there when my friend died. I was there when her husband was convicted. And, I will never forget the experience. To have a person question the truth of my account, of the loss of my friend, is a deep offense and hurtful insult. Shame on you.
The point of the recollection was to simply bring forward the TRUTH that my friend died several weeks after being attacked, after seeming to get better, then to get worse, then to be on life support and there was NO QUESTION that the attacker murdered her. You can claim there is no comparison to what transpired with Mr. Daye. nobody would expect anything different from you. Since you routinely claim "sources" that, as far as many of us are concerned, do not exist......since you routinely claim expertise with zero experience to back such claims.....since you routinely promote the false notion of some kind of conspiracy that now includes Duke Hospital, Mangum's attorney, the doctor who did Mr. Daye's autopsy, the DA's office, the "media" and Dave Evans' mother, who would expect anything else?

Anonymous said...

Question: Who are your sources, Sid?
Answer: I am a journalist. I am not obligated to reveal my sources. If I do, they won't talk to me anymore.
Question: Why should we believe you have sources, Sid?
Answer: Because I say I do.

Wonderful stuff, Sid. Funnier than Mangum in a business suit...

Lance the Intern said...

I would like to see her autopsy reports.

Why? You've seen Reginald Daye's and refuse to believe it (and refuse to contact the pathologist that completed it -- even though you've been given ample opportunity to do so).

I'll tell you what -- here's his email address:

clay.nichols@dhhs.nc.gov

Write to him asking your questions about Reginald Daye's autopsy report, and then post his reply here.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Sid, if ever there were any doubt about your integrity and character, as in...lack thereof....your response to my description of a good friend's murder, proves just how pathetic you are. I am no physician. (and, frankly, I wonder about your credentials.....). All I know and recall is what I have reported. I was there when my friend died. I was there when her husband was convicted. And, I will never forget the experience. To have a person question the truth of my account, of the loss of my friend, is a deep offense and hurtful insult. Shame on you.
The point of the recollection was to simply bring forward the TRUTH that my friend died several weeks after being attacked, after seeming to get better, then to get worse, then to be on life support and there was NO QUESTION that the attacker murdered her. You can claim there is no comparison to what transpired with Mr. Daye. nobody would expect anything different from you. Since you routinely claim "sources" that, as far as many of us are concerned, do not exist......since you routinely claim expertise with zero experience to back such claims.....since you routinely promote the false notion of some kind of conspiracy that now includes Duke Hospital, Mangum's attorney, the doctor who did Mr. Daye's autopsy, the DA's office, the "media" and Dave Evans' mother, who would expect anything else?

There is without doubt an anti-Nifong/Mangum culture in Durham and elsewhere that has been spawned by the irresponsible and biased media. The problem with Dr. Nichols' Autopsy report of April 14th is that it is not in sync with the Autopsy investigation of the 13th, which sounds much more reliable. Homicide in the hospital could be an explanation for Daye's death, but the Durham Police did not investigate or consider it. Mangum's attorney, Chris Shella, should have filed a motion to dismiss the murder charge long ago. But, instead, he asks the court to put her in a mental institution when her claim of self-defense is strong. The media sticks its head in the ground and ignores the problems with Daye's death and the case trumped up against Mangum. These issues are apparent, even without a statement from my source.

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
I would like to see her autopsy reports.

Why? You've seen Reginald Daye's and refuse to believe it (and refuse to contact the pathologist that completed it -- even though you've been given ample opportunity to do so).

I'll tell you what -- here's his email address:

clay.nichols@dhhs.nc.gov

Write to him asking your questions about Reginald Daye's autopsy report, and then post his reply here.

Since you provided an e-mail address, I have just sent the following e-mail to Dr. Nichols. If he responds, and has no objections, I will post his reply.


"Lance the Intern said...

I would like to see her autopsy reports.

Why? You've seen Reginald Daye's and refuse to believe it (and refuse to contact the pathologist that completed it -- even though you've been given ample opportunity to do so).

I'll tell you what -- here's his email address:

clay.nichols@dhhs.nc.gov

Write to him asking your questions about Reginald Daye's autopsy report, and then post his reply here.

October 24, 2011 8:07 AM



Dr. Nichols,

The above commenter has been goading me to contact you about my flog (portmanteau of Flash and blog) regarding the autopsy reports on Reginald Daye. I believe that you should see it, if you have not already. Because I have been provided with an e-mail address, I will send you a link to the flog. It basically questions the discrepancies between your autopsy report of April 14, 2011 and the investigative report of April 13, 2011.

Please feel free to respond, and I will post any reply you have on my blog site. The flog has a running time of approximately 20 minutes.

LINK: http://www.justice4nifong.com/direc/flog/flog7.html

As I have stated before, I find no fault with you for your report, as the state has made a very effective example of Mike Nifong as to the consequences of failing to go along with the program.



Sidney B. Harr, Lay Advocate

Committee on Justice for Mike Nifong"

Anonymous said...

As my teenaged friend says, "rolling on the floor, laughing...."! Funnier and funnier, Sid. Any first year law student would tell you that Dr. Nichols is NOT going to release any information to YOU that is not already available for the prosecutor and the defense and is not already available for the public. In spite of your whale-sized ego, I sincerely doubt that Dr. Nichols will violate his professional and legal obligations by disclosing some sort of inside scoop to you. However, we can all hear it now......Sidney's rationale as to why HE isn't given the respect he deserves. Gimme break, Ego Man. funny stuff, indeed.

Anonymous said...

"Mangum's attorney, Chris Shella, should have filed a motion to dismiss the murder charge long ago. But, instead, he asks the court to put her in a mental institution when her claim of self-defense is strong."

As I recall Mangum's attorney asked for Mangum to be sent up to Butner for a competency assessment and a judge agreed. Once again we have Sid distorting the truth by inferring that Mangum's attorney simply had her locked away in a mental hospital. Since Sid has ZERO way to know Mangum's mental competency, unless you want to count his "air fairies" who have the ability to shape change and fly into the jail cell and Mangum's psyche, it is not really relevant at all what the good Dr. Sid thinks of Mr. Shella's representation of Sister. One would think that Sid would want the very best for poor victim Sister, the marytr's best friend. If she needs psychiatric care, then she ought to get it. But, nooooooooooo, Sid wants charges dismissed and Sister turned loose yet again. Typical.

Lance the Intern said...

"Homicide in the hospital could be an explanation for Daye's death"

Another explanation is that Colonel Mustard (in the library, with a knife) is responsible for Mr. Daye's death.

The Durham police didn't investigate or consider that either.

I'm sure the reasons for that are the same in both scenarios.

Just as I'm sure that both are as grounded in reality.

Anonymous said...

sid you aren't a lawyer. None of those cases were dismissed before trial. Every last case you cited was on a motion to dismiss in trial after the close of the state's evidence IN TRIAL!!!! go to law school first then complain.
goes to show how a little knowledge can be dangerous!!!

Anonymous said...

Amen poster. Well said.

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal said...
"I have no expertise in Trauma Surgery, Pathology, Neurology or Medical Ethics. I have not studied this case, so therefore I have no opinion on it."

I'm disappointed, Kenny. Your lack of expertise (and intelligence) has never prevented you from commenting on other topics in the past.

Anonymous said...

The Sid System of Justice, Part One:
1. I accuse you of...rape, corruption, self serving attorney work, lying doctors, killing patient, leading a yankee jihad, falsifying a document....etc. etc.
2. you have to prove your innocence to MY satisfaction. I don't have to prove a damn thing.
3. All I have to do is say that my sources say my accusations are true
4. If it turns out that FACT gets in the way of my accusations, then no problem, because maybe, well, maybe somebody doctored the facts, or, well, maybe, maybe.....but whatever it was I said you did, you still did it
5. I am not accountable for ANY of my accusations. I will ignore and evade and do-a-little-sidestep-dance
6. I think I am funny and clver and smart
7. I can't go to Durham because I ride the bus, so all my sources send me their material or come visit me here in raleigh. we have a secret club with a secret handshake and a decoder ring. nobody gets to know who is in the club but me
8. only people who fit MY mold and world view get to be in my club.

Anonymous said...

For all those who enjoy reading scholarly commentary, go to the latest on Durham In Wonderland....a wonderful piece by KC Johnson that relates to the infamous "Group of 88". It fits perfectly with Sid's Justice System....i.e., damn the facts, screw the empirical evidence. I love reading Durham In Wonderland for education, learning, and stimulating analysis by a person with outstanding credentials. (by the way, he is a liberal demo who supports Obama and gay rights who STILL loudly condemns the actions of the 88, Nifong, Duke administration and crackpots like Wahneeeeeema) and he has been what many would regard as the voice for FACT BASED accountable reporting on the lacrosse hoax. Then, of course, I occasionally read this blob for the joke-of-the-day.

Anonymous said...

Sid: Dismiss those nasty charges against Sister, right now, you evil white people...Oh, and you uncle tom/oreos, too.
Judge: But, Sid, don't you want her to have a trial like you wanted those hooligans to have?
Sid: No, your honor, sir....no trial for sister. She is innocent and that's that, so let her out of the jail, no.
Judge: Uh, Sid, there's considerable evidence she stabbed a man.
Sid: Oh, pshaw, Judge. You don't reaaaalllllly think that evidence has anything to do with it, do you?
Judge: Sid, take your meds.

kenhyderal said...

Annonymous @ 4:24PM 10/24 said.....Your lack of expertise (and intelligence) has never prevented you from commenting on other topics in the past................... Can you enlarge on that?

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
As my teenaged friend says, "rolling on the floor, laughing...."! Funnier and funnier, Sid. Any first year law student would tell you that Dr. Nichols is NOT going to release any information to YOU that is not already available for the prosecutor and the defense and is not already available for the public. In spite of your whale-sized ego, I sincerely doubt that Dr. Nichols will violate his professional and legal obligations by disclosing some sort of inside scoop to you. However, we can all hear it now......Sidney's rationale as to why HE isn't given the respect he deserves. Gimme break, Ego Man. funny stuff, indeed.


Although Lance the Intern was egging me to confront Dr. Nichols, the main reason I e-mailed him was because the Lance-man gave me his e-mail address. I definitely feel that he should be aware of the flog and that was the main reason I sent him the e-mail. In all fairness, I offered him a chance at rebuttal if he was so inclined.

I did not expect him to offer any information, however, he was courteous and professional enough to inform me that he would not be making a comment on the issues.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Sid: Dismiss those nasty charges against Sister, right now, you evil white people...Oh, and you uncle tom/oreos, too.
Judge: But, Sid, don't you want her to have a trial like you wanted those hooligans to have?
Sid: No, your honor, sir....no trial for sister. She is innocent and that's that, so let her out of the jail, no.
Judge: Uh, Sid, there's considerable evidence she stabbed a man.
Sid: Oh, pshaw, Judge. You don't reaaaalllllly think that evidence has anything to do with it, do you?
Judge: Sid, take your meds.


Funny stuff. I think you have potential as a script writer for "Two and a Half Men" or "South Park."

Also, it is a figment of your imagination that I ever made a statement one way or the other about holding a trial for the hooligans. My focus has always been about the injustice to Mike Nifong.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
For all those who enjoy reading scholarly commentary, go to the latest on Durham In Wonderland....a wonderful piece by KC Johnson that relates to the infamous "Group of 88". It fits perfectly with Sid's Justice System....i.e., damn the facts, screw the empirical evidence. I love reading Durham In Wonderland for education, learning, and stimulating analysis by a person with outstanding credentials. (by the way, he is a liberal demo who supports Obama and gay rights who STILL loudly condemns the actions of the 88, Nifong, Duke administration and crackpots like Wahneeeeeema) and he has been what many would regard as the voice for FACT BASED accountable reporting on the lacrosse hoax. Then, of course, I occasionally read this blob for the joke-of-the-day.


Can't say that I agree with all of your platitudes regarding Durham-in-Wonderland. However, I would strongly recommend it to people who are insomniacs. Works better than propofol.

Anonymous said...

I guess all those national awards received by KC Johnson for his work, overall, and for Durham In Wonderland, in particular are just so much bunk, then. You are a riot, Sid.
I do have to admit though....that your blob is too damn funny to make me sleepy

Anonymous said...

Don't you just love the photo selection Sid uses for Sister in his latest flub. It, of course, shows the cleaned-up version of Sister. Cool, Sid.... get yourself PhotoShop and go to town.

Anonymous said...

"script for south park".......nah, sidney, YOU"RE the incredibly fabulous writer journalist seeker-of-truth. Ah is jist a garden variety trailer trash cracker....

Anonymous said...

Bulletin....Bulletin.....Bulletin.....Sidney Harr wins the Hypocrite of the Year Award.....

Anonymous said...

"My focus has always been about the injustice to Nifong"......
Hilarious, Sid....best line of the day, at least so far.....

Deacon said...

KC Johnson is not a neutral observer of the Duke lacrosse case. KC is an advocate.

Lance the Intern said...

Deacon said: KC Johnson is not a neutral observer of the Duke lacrosse case. KC is an advocate.

So? Dr. Johnson's writings (both are Durham-In-Wonderland and at Minding The Campus) have been models of clarity, reason, and logic -- unlike anything posted by Sid here.

Deacon said...

KC does not provide a wide context in his writings as any writer who objectively comes to an issue does. He presents evidence that only supports his agenda and edits out anything that may question his premise.

He is not a model of clarity, reason and logic. He has attacked the Duke lacrosse case with tremendous obsessive-compulsive energy. His research is voluminous.

Anonymous said...

you bet he Professor Johnson is an advocate....for TRUTH. Not racist argle bargle as found on this flub.

Anonymous said...

Durham In Wonderland needs no defense. Outstanding.

Lance the Intern said...

Deacon -- Dr. Johnson doesn't need me to defend him -- his work speaks for itself.

That you find issue with his writings (I suggest you not limit yourself to D-I-W or Until Proven Innocent ) speaks more about you than it does Dr. Johnson.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
I guess all those national awards received by KC Johnson for his work, overall, and for Durham In Wonderland, in particular are just so much bunk, then. You are a riot, Sid.
I do have to admit though....that your blob is too damn funny to make me sleepy


As I have stated, the objectives of my blog/flog are twofold: to enlighten and to entertain. I am pleased to at least provide you with some entertainment.

Anonymous said...

You neither enlighten nor entertain. Your blob is comical for its race huckstering fables and its silliness.

Deacon said...

I've only read KC's writings about the Duke lacrosse case. His work on the Duke case does speak for itself: Paranoid, angry, illogical, biased, defensive, self-righteous. It's also journalistically sub-standard.

His latest entry on DIW that was pointed out is a good example as any. He's consistent.

KC's writing is an excellent example of bias. Misinterpreting documents, advocating only one point of view, editing out a larger context, hammering a premise over and over that he fails to prove. Though KC's effort and dedication to the case is staggering and impressive, his writing seems incapable of simply stating a single fact without politicizing it.

Lance the Intern said...

Deacon -- For what it's worth, the American Bar Association awarded D-I-W the "Best Ethics Blog" in 2007.

Blogs are by nature journalistically sub-standard. They are a "web log" after all -- an online diary, if you will. At least Dr. Johnson is willing to credit sources for his information (unlike Sid)...I think you'd find his historical books like Congress and the Cold War more likely to meet your standard (I believe he won the D.B. Hardeman prize for this one)

I find it incredibly ironic, however, that you would make the claim that D-I-W is Paranoid, angry, illogical, biased, defensive, self-righteous. on this blog. It's like you've never read anything Sid's ever posted.

Deacon said...

The American Bar Association awarded KC for ethics? That's hilarious. That's your proof that he's fact-based? Is it legal for the American Bar Association to give out ethics awards?

Anonymous brought up KC as "scholarly commentary". I'm disagreeing with that. You admit in your defense that his writing is sub-standard. Odd defense.

I also find it ironic that KC and anonymous both point out that KC voted for Obama and is a Democrat. The voting for Obama thing seems to be the new "Some of my best friends are black, but..." It gets people ready for some forthcoming questionable statement.

I'm a Democrat who voted for a black man so excuse the next thing I'm going to say which is going to sound right-wing and racist. But really, I'm a good person. Don't misjudge me by what what words say. Very funny.

Lance the Intern said...

Deacon said "You admit in your defense that his writing is sub-standard. Odd defense.

No Deacon -- I pointed out that D-I-W is a BLOG, and as typical for such media (Sid's claims notwithstanding), don't meet a journalistic standard. I THEN pointed to award-winning works of Dr. Johnson that WOULD meet those standards. That you fail to see this point again states much more about you.

With regard to the ethics award, take that up with the ABA -- not me.

What did you find in the D-I-W post that "sound" (your word -- not mine) right-wing and racist?

Can statements "sound" right-wing and racist without actually "being" right-wing and racist?

Deacon said...

That's a good question. Can statements sound right wing and racist without being right wing and racist?

I wonder what KC would say? He's in a difficult position. He becomes frustrated when people misinterpret what he says as right wing and racist. Especially some of his followers who are right wing racists. What a drag that he has to point out that despite being misinterpreted, in fact, he's voted Democratic and voted for a black man. His right wing racist followers (not all his followers, just some of them) love this about him. I mean here's a guy who says things that sound right wing and racist and darn it, he's Democrat and voted for the black socialist. So that means that the things that sound right wing and racist aren't, I guess.

Hmmm. If I've voted for Democrats and have voted for a black man, then even though I say things that can be misinterpreted as right wing and racist, and even if my blog attracts right wing racists and I have to delete virulent racist comments regularly and I let go some of these right wing racist remarks on my board anyway as a matter of free expression, and I don't know why all these right wing racists post on my board because I've voted Democrat and voted for a black man and don't post any racist things on my blog, so I don't know why my blog that is not racist or right wing attracts right wing racists...

Yes, I wonder if statements that sound right wing and racist really are not at all right wing and racist.

Good question, Lance

Lance the Intern said...

Deacon -- I'll simply note that you did not identify anything from Dr. Johnson's D-I-W post that was either right-wing or racist.

Dr. Johnson's blog posts /= the comments of his readers. Surely you understand that.

Sid has a number of vituperative comments on this blog (especially in some older posts) are you going to attribute those viewpoints to Sid?

Deacon said...

Don't change the subject. The subject is KC Johnson who was promoted as a standard-bearer and academically sound on this board and declared that his work will stand on its own. By the way, there are no footnotes in Until Proven Innocent, as far as "scholarly" goes.

I didn't call KC Johnson right wing or racist. But you ask me to identify something that is right wing or racist on a post. It's not the best use of my time to demonstrate the obvious to those who have drunk the kool-aid. Let me just quickly refer to one little thing about the idea of right wing and KC. I don't have time for racist right now. And maybe someday I'll explain the personal crisis and trauma KC went through that caused him to take a right turn after a life time in liberal academia.

The title of KC's book, Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case.

"Political Correctness" refers to a term that conservatives and others used against a type of liberalism that was said to be censorious. This was part of "the culture wars" in the '80s. War between right wing and left wing. Among other things, it was critical of liberals taking over college campuses. Most have moved past this old issue.

But not KC and Stuart Taylor. They have taken the complicated and wide-ranging human tragedy of the Duke Lacrosse case and narrowed it to a microscopic lens to rectify a dead right wing attack on "liberals" on college campuses.

So as to your challenging me to "identify... anything right wing", I have this to say:

IT'S IN THE TITLE OF HIS BOOK.

In case you missed it, Lance, let me repeat it:

IT'S IN THE TITLE OF HIS BOOK.

Start there - THE TITLE - and start reading.

Gee, Deacon, why you yelling, just because it's in the title of his little old book doesn't mean -

Stick with me, Lance, it's in the title of his book because his right wing attack on liberal teachers is -

THE PREMISE OF HIS BOOK.

Again, just to make sure, a right wing idea is -

THE PREMISE OF HIS BOOK.

Gee, Deacon, but I said find a reference to ...

Hold on, I know where you're going -

THE BOOK WAS TAKEN FROM HIS BLOG.

The blog expands on his book.

Gee, Deacon, I asked about his post, not his...

The actual post that you're referring to is about a liberal teacher that he attacks and he attacks other liberal arts teachers in the post.

Now, it's not the best use of my time to point out the obvious to those who do not have a firm grasp on reality. Or talk down those who are hallucinating from drinking the Kool-aid. Or those who can't read english or understand what words mean.

So, Lance, to point out (really dig deep and uncover some subtle reference, I dare you) a right wing idea in KC Johnson's writings, I know it's hard to see - I direct you to -

THE TITLE OF HIS BOOK.

THE PREMISE OF THE BOOK.

AND THE PREMISE OF HIS BLOG.

Gotta run. But that should get you started.

Anonymous said...

I stand by my comments concerning KC johnson's work. Outstanding. A Fulbright scholar, an award winning journalist. Numerous awards of merit for scholarly research. Yes he is a demo who voted for obama and will again because he supports the candidate, numb nut, NOT the race. Sid blob zero. DIW 100. Get a grip deacon. YOUR ignorance is astounding. Because you dont agree with johnson' s assessment of the lacrosse hoax, you just cant help but play your inevitable pathetic little race card.

Deacon said...

Of course you stand by him.

And I understand that you're defending KC and want me to understand that KC voted for Obama only as a candidate not because of Obama's race.

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous @1:39 PM said.....Because you dont agree with johnson' s assessment of the lacrosse hoax, you just cant help but play your inevitable pathetic little race card............Whaaa? Where did that conclusion come from?

Deacon said...

I just heard recently someone say that the new racism is saying there is no racism.

That's interesting. So when I say that there have been overt virulent racist comments posted on KC Johnson's blog DIW, I'm accused of playing the race card.

Not the people who made the racist comments. So apparently if you point out racism, that's playing the race card because there is no racism?

It's an interesting social phenomenon.

Deacon said...

It's also funny how anonymous points out how KC is just a "demo' like it's a funny quirk so KC had to vote for Obama. He had to vote for the "candidate". As if KC would never vote for a black guy just because he was black. I mean, KC's not that far gone.

Anonymous said...

You both are funny. Attacking KC Johnson on THIS comic strip. That is hilarious. Keep it up boys.

Anonymous said...

To those interested in fact , not racist argle bargle,I suggest DIW. Best source of information on the lacrosse hoax. For those who never got past " Hooked on Phonics" this is your bus stop

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Where is that little toad Kenny?

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous @ 4:33 PM 10/29 said " little toad" .............. 6 ft. 2 in. 200 lb. & kissed by a princess

Lance The Intern said...

Calm down, Deacon. Pet your cat. Let's look at Dr. Johnson's recent post where he takes apart an article by Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry.

One of the statements he spends some time on is this one:

“black feminist scholarship assumes that experiential knowledge has equal weight with empirical evidence.”

Read that statement. Read it again. In Sid's (former) world, that's the equivalent of saying "I can do surgery because I had my gallbladder removed". It's silly, Yet you're defending it. Why?

This is what "political correctness" sounds like. This is what Dr. Johnson, Minding The Campus , and FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) are exposing.

Apparently,that upsets you...Well, I'll leave you with this:

The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers, not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration.

— Allan Bloom

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal said...
"6 ft. 2 in. 200 lb. & kissed by a princess"

Kissed by Princess Crystal, no doubt.

kenhyderal said...

The closest I've ever been to Durham is Washington D.C. I'm open to that experience, though. I admire Crystal for remaining so strong and beautiful in the face of such a wicked campaign of slander and calumny that was initiated by the LAX Defense in an attempt to destroy her credibility. Not everyone has been taken in.

Anonymous said...

Oooooo, I think KennyHissyFit is in love........

It might be worth mentioning that Sister had a criminal record BEFORE the lacrosse hoax, so I guess somehow we need to dismiss that FACT as well and just consider it all rotten luck for her that she was drunk in her place of employment (a strip joint-pole dance-lap dance establishment), that she swiped a driver's keys and stole his car, that she attempted to drive away from police and, in doing so, nearly ran over one of them. And, no, this is NOT speculation. Unless, of course, you are Sidney-the-Swami, and you KNOW Sister was framed for that little indiscretion as well.
The paragon of virtue, the hard working single mom, just trying to make a living and support her kids (two at the time of the incident above), the college student, the woman who CLAIMED she was raped before, etc.......Yep, Ken, if you buy that story, we have rolex watches for sale, cheap, on the streets of Durham that you just might love to own.

Lance the Intern said...

I don't know how I overlooked this statement (I guess because it was the end of the post from the most recent D-I-W entry)

At its most basic level, Harris-Perry’s book reinforces one of the basic critiques of the academy featured in this blog. In the case, Harris-Perry’s race-obsessed, evidence-thin analysis most closely resembles that of the Committee for Justice for Mike Nifong. Yet while the Committee is widely, and appropriately, viewed as a laughingstock in the legal community, Harris-Perry and her pedagogical allies are mainstream voices in the academy, and dominate most humanities and some social science departments.

Ouch. I can see why you'd be upset, Deacon....Comparing Dr. Harris-Perry's work to justice4nifong has got to sting.

Anonymous said...

well, the truth hurts sometimes......
Johnson is right.

Sid says his joke of a flub is here to enlighten and entertain. He enlightens as to his own ignorance and racism. He entertains with his silliness. Goals met, Sid.

kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 6:08 AM......... Crystal was convicted of two Class I misdemenors 9 1/2 years ago. For these she received a sentence of community service and probation. Maybe some Duke LaCrosse players have records as well.

Anonymous said...

Adding to the convictions you mention......the unsubstantiated allegations she made about a rape years ago, the convictions for the incident a year ago, the lies about the lacrosse case, ( I know, I know.....no charges were filed against her for lying), and now, most recent, the charge of murder. (NOT conviction, just a charge, mind you) Once again, Kenny, if you want to think this lady is a victim of some sort of orchestrated character smear, feel free to stay happy in your delusions. Missy does a pretty fair job of messing up her own sandbox without any help from the evil jihad. Of course, the apologists and Crystal Cult will say she is either conveniently disturbed, or, the victim of rich white evildoers, or, misunderstood and mistreated by the wicked media, or, (my personal favorite from Rev Jesse)...."a single Mom, trying to make a living"....
Her behavior speaks for itself. Think what you will.....and enjoy the fantasy.

Anonymous said...

According to my sources,Crystal Mangum has 4 convictions:

* SPEEDING ELUDE ARREST OR/ATTEM (PRINCIPAL)

* ASSAULT/THR AGNST GOVERNMNT (PRINCIPAL)

* DWI LEVEL 3 (PRINCIPAL)

* LARCENY (PRINCIPAL)

All stemming from an arrest in June 2002 after she got drunk, stole a car at a strip club, and lead police on a reckless high-speed chase.
She's a regular princess, alright

Nifong Supporter said...


Since I am sure that all of the Anonymousi, Lance the Intern, and the other misled and unenlightened Nifong detractors are in the 99%, my next flog should offer little or no disagreement... it pays homage to the Occupy Raleigh movement.