Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Transitioning to a new year

2011 – a year in review

2011 was a dynamic year for Tar Heelians with respect to social justice, economic, and political issues. It was also the year that ushered in the “flog” – a portmanteau of Flash and blog – an animated video format in which to present blog-like material… essentially, being an interactive documentary. Economic disparities were brought to the fore with the emergence of the Occupy Movement this year. The discontent with the status quo of the few rich getting richer while more and more individuals and families fall into the depths of poverty. Big corporations like banks, which unabashedly steal real properties and funds from its customers and anyone else they can, merge for the purpose of increasing their bottom line for the benefit of the executives and upper echelon, by creating monopolies to increase the cost of their services and products through loss of competition, while decreasing their bottom line by laying off employees. Environmentally, a new threat has emerged in the form of “fracking,” which threatens to pollute the groundwater with chemicals and carcinogens so that natural gas energy companies can increase their bottom lines. Politically, politicians, such as Renee Ellmers and Stephen LaRoche, are behaving hypocritically and unethically, serving their own needs and not those of the people who put them in office, and putting lobbyists before their constituents… just like any other year.

The most noteworthy stories of 2011 are listed below in the order of their significance. Story Number One – the charging of Crystal Mangum with first degree murder in the death of Reginald Daye. This media controlled story is the height of vendetta justice and is being muzzled by news outlets on a local and national basis. The main problem with this case, which is being prosecuted by Durham Assistant D.A. Kelly Gauger, is that Reginald Daye was removed from life support, after which he died. The fact that he was in a coma for a week prior to the plug being pulled was kept from the public. There was never any explanation as to how Daye slipped into a coma on his third postoperative day following emergency surgery for a stab wound to the left torso… nor has there been any curiosity about it by the media. Two autopsy-related reports have major disparities, with one being criminally fraudulent in its representation of multiple alleged injuries that could not possibly have come from a single paring knife stab wound. Again, no curiosity by the media. There is no nexus between the stab wound to the body and the comatose condition of Daye, and yet despite all of the above, the autopsy reports concluded that Reginald Daye’s death was due to complications of a stab wound to the chest… this after his emergency surgery was considered a success and he was expected to make a full recovery. The media, the politicians, the NAACP, and other civil rights organizations are working together in an effort to allow our criminal justice system to saddle Ms. Mangum with a murder conviction… one which she did not commit. Even her attorney Chris Shella is complicit in this travesty for he has yet to file a motion to have the murder charge against his client dismissed. The larceny charge Ms. Mangum faces from the stabbing incident of April 3, 2011 is flawed, as well. Mangum was charged with two counts of larceny for taking from the scene of the stabbing two money orders… money orders for which she paid. The remitter was listed as Reginald Daye as the money orders were to go towards rent in a symbiotic relationship in which she and her three children were to secretly share his apartment. Daye wanted the money orders to go towards beer and booze, and this was the crux of that fateful evening’s argument. Common sense suggests that had Daye had the money to purchase the money orders, then he would have used it to purchase beer, and there would have been no confrontation. Again, the media is not curious on this point.

Story Number Two – the racist pardon policies of Governor Bev Perdue. Earlier this year, in February, the Governor’s Executive Clemency panel denied the pardon of Erick Daniels without explanation. He was denied a pardon because he is an African American. Erick Daniels needs the pardon so that he can receive monetary compensation for the more than seven years for which he was wrongly imprisoned for an armed robbery that he did not commit. When pressed by Harr for a reason for the denial of his petition or a pardon, the General Counsel for the governor stated that it had conducted its own investigation which generated questions as to Daniels’ actual innocence… an investigation in which it could not share any results due to “confidentiality concerns.” In addition, another African American, Shawn Massey, who was unjustly incarcerated for twelve years, was denied a pardon. And, Glen Edward Chapman, a black man who was sentenced to death in 1994 for a murder he did not commit and was released from death row in 2007, applied for a pardon from the governor on March 21, 2011. No word yet, as the governor continues to drag her feet with the apparent strategy of not granting a pardon by indefinitely delaying a ruling about it. While these race-based injustices continue, the NAACP, other civil rights groups, and politicians enable the injustice by looking away and keeping mum.

Story Number Three – Harr’s discrimination lawsuit against Duke. This legal filing is basically the result of a big institution (Duke University) trampling on the rights of an ordinary individual. Duke, like many mega-corporations, believes that it can do so with impunity because it has big bucks and the media in its back pocket. As its ally, the media kept Duke’s egregious mistreatment of Harr secreted from the public… this to prevent public pressure and embarrassment from forcing it to do the right thing. That Harr has filed Pro Se had forced Duke to rely upon the Courts, as Magistrate Judge P. Trevor Sharp was quick lie about the facts of the case in order to mislead the Court into ruling in favor of Duke’s Motion to Dismiss the action by Harr. Duke’s discriminatory and malicious actions in its plan to have Harr arrested for being a Nifong supporter, the media’s collusion in preventing the public from learning about it, and the magistrate judge’s unethical misconduct on behalf of the Duke defendants, is an affront to the civic, fair-minded citizens of this state. Although this drama has not played out, if there is any justice, then Harr most definitely will prevail… and Harr will not be the only winner. It will keep establishments and institutions from being able to perform acts of discrimination against individuals based on a person’s beliefs, thoughts, opinions, and/or allegiances.

2012 – looking forward

In the coming year, this blog site will update the three important stories listed above. It will continue to cover as many instances of injustice as possible in order to bring awareness and enlightenment about stories which the mainstream media tries to conceal and keep hidden. The bulk of these blogs and flogs will be devoted to criminal justice issues and cases, with those related to Duke Lacrosse/Nifong having precedence. In addition, some entries will tend to focus on economic, environmental, and political injustices as they are all, to an extent, intertwined.

The introduction of the flog in 2011 was a major boon to the presentation of news and opinion. Its main advantage is that it is a perfect format for the reading challenged. In addition, its interactivity enables the viewer to peruse important documents and look over diagrams, photos and other images which support the narrative. Despite its major advantages over the read-only blog, its main drawback – the fact that each flog takes a lot of time and effort to produce – will limit the number of flogs produced in the coming year. Experimenting with an all flog site this past year, reduced the blog site output drastically which resulted in the inability to cover many important stories. Mind you, flogs will continue to be posted on this site, but not as frequently. It is my plan to publish one to two blogs a week, with an occasional flog thrown in. Still in the pipeline is my epic flog about one of the worse, if not worst, instance of injustice in Tar Heel criminal law.

This coming year I will also try and reply to more comments than I have in the past. As I do not have internet at home (too expensive), my time online at the public library, though free, is limited. I continue to welcome all comments regardless of their position, and appreciate the commenters making the effort to give feedback about the postings.

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and Christmas-related holiday, and I wish you all good health and much happiness in 2012. For my part, I will try and bring you vast amounts of enlightenment in the coming year. 

110 comments:

Lance the Intern said...

"I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and Christmas-related holiday, and I wish you all good health and much happiness in 2012."

The same to you, Sid.

Anonymous said...

The year in review.....wow, what I enjoy the most about this nonsense is Sid's poor writing, flawed racist world view and analysis, comically inflamed sense of self worth....and an occasional interjection by Kenny the Hissy Fit thrower. Keep it up, Sid, life is just too short to miss the daily comics.

Anonymous said...

My wish list....
that Mangum will get a fair trial and, if found guilty, will finally be held accountable for her behavior
that Nifong will enjoy years and years of lounging in his bathrobe, perhaps shilling for the Ab Blaster on late nite TV;
that our economy will improve, with fairness to the small business owner, true investment opportunity, and real meaningful JOBS for those who want and need them;
that Obama will enjoy his last sorry Christmas in the White House in 2012;
that the families of Reginald Daye, Eve Carson, Mr. Mahato, and so many others find peace;
that we welcome home our military men and women with profound gratitude, financial aid, and ongoing true support for their sacrifice;
that T. Cline will be disbarred;
that Victoria Peterson, Wahneeeema Lubiano, Solomon Burke and Jackie W. will be offered jobs in Obama's new community organizing/union loving/democrat humping/ACORN....in Washington....and MOVE far away from NC (we've had more than our fair share of nut jobs in NC);
that at least one member of the infamous 88 will have the cajones to admit he or she was wrong and the decency to apologize...
and, that, KC Johnson will AGAIN receive a national award as author of Blog of the Year.

Anonymous said...

Sideny, if this is what you believe are the most significant NC news items of 2011, you aer truly, megaomaniacaaly deluded.

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous @8:44 A.M. said...
My wish list....
that Mangum will get a fair trial and, if found guilty, will finally be held accountable for her behavior. Unlike the Duke LaX "3" she will be acquitted.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Kenny, Are you still lusting after Crystal?

Anonymous said...

KC has posted a wonderful entry about nifong's boy, linwood wilson, the "ethical sinkhole" who is suing everybody these days. Absolutely hilarious stuff. And this guy was the fongster's key investigator. Linwood's nasty comments about his wife mark a new low in the Durham septic tank.
Linwood does not know the difference between flea and flee, apparently. He is suing for "deformation" of character whatever that is. Sounds like he and tracey cline are both graduates of the NCCU "hooked on phonics" class
Read durham in wonderland , folks.

Anonymous said...

"Unlike the Duke LaX '3' she[Crystal] will be acquitted."

Kenny, the Duke Lacrosse players committed no crime for which they should have been brought to trial. That was obvious at the start to anyone who looked at the case objectively.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal:

Neither you nor Sideny meet the criterion of objectivity regarding the Duke Lacrosse case

kenhyderal said...

There is no objectivity in the prevailing opinions about Crystal. The Duke LaX 3 Defence Team, successfully, set about to undermine her credability. She has been branded a drug addict and a prostitute. These allegations and much else that they have disseminated about her are totally false; although the majority of people now believe them. All,that is, except those who personally know her.

Anonymous said...

Kenny, how personally do YOU know her?

Anonymous said...

Oh and may we assume YOU know the lovely Miss Mangum, kennnnnneeeeeyy? And of course Crystal is just a misunderstood single Mom, doing her best for her kids, and just a victim of the evil white heeeehaw media circus. Good lord, kennnnneeeey, you just might be the man to sweep Sister off her feet , the prince of her dreams. Of course, she has been off her feet with lots of men though......so ya gotta be one helluva prince . By the way, The Daye family might enjoy hearing from you, what with your views of Sister as mother teresa and all .

Anonymous said...

Well lets see. Five plus male sperm samples in and on Crystal the night of the rape hoax and NONE of them from lax players. And three "dates" in motels with a private escort service paid driver to haul her around, before the lax party started. Smells like a duck, quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, has duck feathers........yup, most likely it's a duck. Except of course to ken .... To him, it' s a chicken. Nah,sister wasn't sellin it; she just was reeeeal friendly.

Anonymous said...

Harr, Wilson, Cline,&Nifong.........now there's one helluva law firm! Ably assisted by Victoria " queen of the homophobic whackos" Peterson, of course. Ya gotta admit, Durham is entertaining.

Anonymous said...

You da man, Kenny, you da man.

Anonymous said...

"Kenny, how personally do YOU know her?"

Of course, Kenny knows her personally. He claims that he lives in Dubai and that Washington, D.C. is as close as he has ever been to Durham.



Ken Edwards Dubai

kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 3:39 PM 12/29/11....Rumour and hearsay. Prior to Cooper's dismissal of the charges the defense team desperately tried, in vain, to come up with any evidence of illegal drug use or of prostitution. Had there been any they would have exposed it.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal

You repeatedly demonstrate you have neither objectivity nor knowledge with regard to the innocent, falsely accused Duke Lacrosse players.

Anonymous said...

Nope not rumor , pal. Review the video of the nifong proceedings. There it is. DNA from "At least five unique male sources" , none of which came from any male
at the party and All the men at the party VOLUNTEERED to provide DNA samples The videos are all on YouTube Kenn-o, suggest you watch them. Of course you are right. We do not have a video with audio of Sister saying pay me to a john, so i guess she was just a lovable kinda girl who liked men .....ALOT

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
"I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and Christmas-related holiday, and I wish you all good health and much happiness in 2012."

The same to you, Sid.

Thanks, Lance.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
The year in review.....wow, what I enjoy the most about this nonsense is Sid's poor writing, flawed racist world view and analysis, comically inflamed sense of self worth....and an occasional interjection by Kenny the Hissy Fit thrower. Keep it up, Sid, life is just too short to miss the daily comics.

As I have stated before, if I am not able to enlighten you, I am glad that I can at least entertain you.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Sideny, if this is what you believe are the most significant NC news items of 2011, you aer truly, megaomaniacaaly deluded.

Au contrare, mon ami. A megalomanic I am not... if anything, I am a nanomanic. However, in order to successfully advocate a position, it is necessary to put one's face and name behind one's commitment.

Anonymous said...

Sideny, you are a deluded megalomaniac.

Lance the Intern said...

You forgot to add a number 4 to your list.

Linwood Wilson's civil rights lawsuit recently filed against 31(!) different individuals, Durham County NC, and Kent County DE.

Linwood is acting as his own attorney as well. Are you two giving each other legal advise?

Anonymous said...

"As I have stated before, if I am not able to enlighten you, I am glad that I can at least entertain you"

Sideny, how can a deluded megalomaniac enlighten anyone?

kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 7:27 AM 12/30/11 Sperm cells can reside in the vagina for weeks after intercourse and can remain identifiable for years in dried stains. There is nothing unusual about a single American College girl being sexually active.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal:

So what does that have to do with the total lack of scientific evidence of any intimate contact between Crystal Mangum and any Duke Lacrosse player.

You can't answer that, can you.

kenhyderal said...

"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"
Can you be certain that all persons who were present,both team members and their guests, while Crystal was at 610N Buchanan provided their DNA or even that all persons, there present, have even been identified? The Durham Police Department obviously conducted a botched investigation of this case much to the benefit of the defence.

Anonymous said...

Nope wrong again hot shot. The evidence showed nondeteriorated fresh dna from at least five males, none from party goers. The lab said the dna was fresh and , no, i dont consider the average college girl to routinely have more than five male samples in her as ordinary. Maybe the girs you paid had that much variety though. Like i said, maybe sister was just a friendly kind of pole vaulter.
Lets take a totally unscientific poll. All those who think sister wasnt sellin it, raise your hand. Ok that makes three votes. Sid kennyyyy stud and victoria, the homophobe.

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous @ 4:47 PM 12/30/11 said..."none from party goers" .... At least none from any who submitted DNA samples. Has every last person who was present been identified?

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal: "The Durham Police Department obviously conducted a botched investigation of this case much to the benefit of the defence(sic)."

And as a result of said botched investigation, Mike Nifong sought and got indictments against three innocent men.

What you are saying is that there was no evidence that the three innocent falsely accused Lacrosse players raped Crystal Mangum.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "'Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence'"

Using the words of Sideny, that is legally meaningless. The prosecution's obligation is to prove the crime beyond any reasonable doubt. If there is no evidence, there is no way the prosecution can meet that standard.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "Anonymous @ 4:47 PM 12/30/11 said...'none from party goers' .... At least none from any who submitted DNA samples. Has every last person who was present been identified?"

If that is true, then Mr. Nifong was not interested in learning who did perpetrate the alleged crime. If he was interested, he would have looked for more suspects instead of focusing on the Lacrosse team.

You are as knowledgeable about the case as little wormy squirmy wacko quacko kilgo.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "Can you be certain that all persons who were present,both team members and their guests, while Crystal was at 610N Buchanan provided their DNA or even that all persons while Crystal was at 610N Buchanan provided their DNA or even that all persons, there present, have even been identified?"

Again using the words of Sideny, that is legally meaningless. It was the DA who should have done that. By your recent posts, you admit Mr. Nifong did not do that. Instead he focused on indicting Lacrosse team members.

Anonymous said...

Is Cousin Jackie posting as Kenhyderal?

Anonymous said...

Kenny:

If you knew anything about the case, you would know early on Mr. Nifong stated in public that members of the Lacrosse team had perpetrated the alleged assault.

Anonymous said...

"Is Cousin Jackie posting as Kenhyderal?"

You da man, Clyde, you da man.

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal sees to be a channel for Vincent Edward Clark.

Anonymous said...

Does Vincent Edward Clark also claim to be an expert on the Canadian medical system?

Anonymous said...

"Does Vincent Edward Clark also claim to be an expert on the Canadian medical system?"

No he does not.

However, he makes the same kind of arguments as Vincent Edward Clarke, that Crystal was not a sex worker, and that the lack of evidence does not exclude the occurrence of a rape in which the perpetrators could not have avoided leaving evidence.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Sideny, you are a deluded megalomaniac.

Actually, I am an enlightened nanomaniac.

Nifong Supporter said...


Lance the Intern said...
You forgot to add a number 4 to your list.

Linwood Wilson's civil rights lawsuit recently filed against 31(!) different individuals, Durham County NC, and Kent County DE.

Linwood is acting as his own attorney as well. Are you two giving each other legal advise?

I did not know he was filing a lawsuit, but if he is doing it Pro Se, then I respect that. First, it saves on exorbitant and arbitrary attorney fees. Secondly, it prevents his representative from selling him out, as so many lawyers do. I wish him luck.

As far as giving out legal advice, I don't do that because I'm not an attorney.

Anonymous said...

Hilarious!!! Sid, you and ken make my day. Funniest flub on line these days.

Anonymous said...

"Actually, I am an enlightened nanomaniac."

You are a deluded megalomaniac

Anonymous said...

"I did not know [Linwood Wilsom] was filing a lawsuit, but if he is doing it Pro Se, then I respect that. First, it saves on exorbitant and arbitrary attorney fees. Secondly, it prevents his representative from selling him out, as so many lawyers do."

So explain why the attorneys for the innocent falsely accused lacrosse players did not sell them out to Duke?

Explain how an attorney who accepts a case on a contingency fee basis can charge you anything if he fails to win a judgment for you?

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous @ 4:22 AM 12/31/11 said....What you are saying is that there was no evidence that the three innocent falsely accused Lacrosse players raped Crystal Mangum........ I substantially agree with this statement. What I do beleive,though, is that someone, there, did rob and sexually assult her. I also beleive that people who were present have knowledge as to who the perpetrators were.

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal said...
"What I do beleive,though, is that someone, there, did rob and sexually assult her. I also beleive that people who were present have knowledge as to who the perpetrators were."

You can go on believing whatever you want to Kenny, but when you find some factual support for your statement about the sexual assault, let us know.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "Anonymous @ 4:22 AM 12/31/11 said....What you are saying is that there was no evidence that the three innocent falsely accused Lacrosse players raped Crystal Mangum........ I substantially agree with this statement. What I do beleive,though, is that someone, there, did rob and sexually assult her. I also beleive that people who were present have knowledge as to who the perpetrators were."

The question still is, why did Mike Nifong go after three innocent members of the Lacrosse team?

Anonymous said...

right, ken, and I want to go on believing that the man in the red suit, in my living room, when I was six...was indeed Santa Claus and not my Dad. No evidence to prove it, but I hold on to that belief nonetheless. LOLOL.
No rape, no sexual assault, no robbery, no, nada, zip, nothing......the guys at the party, hired dancer, got themselves drunk, the strippers were loaded too, it was a stupid, loud, ignorant thing for ALL involved that night. But, there was no rape, no assault and no robbery. Last time I checked, hiring "exotic dancers" is not against the law in NC. YOU may think it ought to be illegal, but it isn't. I may want desperately to believe in Santa Claus, but somehow I think maybe that bald man
in the sloppy red suit was my poppa. I do know, however, that there will always be people like you and Sid who believe "something happened", just as I am sure you believe Kennedy was killed by LBJ's younger brother, Dr. King was shot by George Wallace's son, and Elvis is alive and living in a trailer park in Little Rock.

kenhyderal said...

I can't impute the motive of Michael Nifong but, I guess, there are some who beleive it was political and others, like Dr. Harr, who beleive that his motive was honorable and based on an ethic of equal justice for all, regardless of class or race. Whatever is the case, it appears that, to quote Mrs.Rae Evans, he "picked" on the wrong families( powerful and connected, I might add) and they will see to it he pays for the rest of his life. In the traumatic situation Crystal found herself in, she, to the best of her ability, tried to pick out from a flawed police photo line-up her assailants. Since then, along with Mr. Nifong,she has also paid a heavy price as a result of this vendetta.

kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 12/31/2011 1:23 PM....... "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus"

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal said...
"In the traumatic situation Crystal found herself in, she, to the best of her ability, tried to pick out from a flawed police photo line-up her assailants."

Kenny boy, if you believe this, you are delusional.

Anonymous said...

Kenny,

And I guess that murder charge is just another bad break that she has to endure in a life filled with otherwise exemplary behavior?

Anonymous said...

Hey Sid,

You should let Kenny prepare your next flog, or whatever you call it. He certainly seems to embrace your warped world view.

Anonymous said...

First time at this blog. OMG, someone actually believes there was a Duke LAX rape?!? HAHAHAHA!!

There is only one place in the universe this can possibly come from-- Durham.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "[There are] others, like Dr. Harr, who beleive that his motive was honorable and based on an ethic of equal justice for all, regardless of class or race."

Even if innocent falsely accused Lacrosse players came from well off families and and had connections, there was no evidence against the innocent lacrosse players(as you have admitted), and regardless of race or class, that does not exhibit any desire for justice for anyone.

Anonymous said...

Gosh, i guess sister should just go free and return to her graduate studies , maybe pre law, or neurosurgery, or astrophysics......at thst tower of advanced learning that graduated such brillant scholars as Tracey " no conscious" Cline. Perhaps Sister will win a seat on the council and govern in Durham.
Poor ken. He doesn't even know how ignorant he is. Oh well, ignorance is bliss, they say. If that is true, kenny is euphoric.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
"First time at this blog. OMG, someone actually believes there was a Duke LAX rape?!? HAHAHAHA!!

There is only one place in the universe this can possibly come from-- Durham."


Welcome to the world of Sid and Kenny.

kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 2:31 PM 12/31/11.... The spurious campaign, to destroy Crystal's reputation and her credibility, has been successful and, for a single mother of three, this has cruelly limited her options for employment and accommodation. Not surprisingly, this has put her at risk for the kind of trouble she has experienced ever since reporting her sexual assult.

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

Sidney, you failed to mention the real story of 2012, the alleged raison d'être for this very blog:

2012 is the year that the dishonest, disgraced, and disbarred former attorney Mike Nifong gets to ask the NC State Bar for his license back.

Anonymous said...

Kenny:

You have conceded that the investigation was botched. There was no forensic evidence of any intimate contact, forcible or otherwise, between Crystal Mangum and any Lacrosse team member. Otherwise you would not be suggesting that there were others at the party who could have perpetrated the alleged crime.

When Crystal Mangum alleged that Lacrosse players had assaulted her, when she supposedly fingered her assailants, she was making spurious allegations.

Why are you so shocked that falsely accused men would try to discredit a woman who falsely accused them of a sexual assault?

kenhyderal said...

Team members and non-team members that where present were indistinguishable to Crystal. I contend,though,that there are team members who have knowledge that a crime was committed but have chosen to conceal what they know. Eventually, pangs of conscience or a need to finally do the right thing and correct an injustice will breach this code of silence. Those who submitted DNA knew their's would not be found, at least in vaginal rectal or oral swabbing. This does not, however, preclude a sexual assult. The three persons she picked at the flawed photo line-up may have been the wrong ones but the defence were worried enough, that their chief strategy was to unreleningly trash Crystal.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal:

"Those who submitted DNA knew their's would not be found, at least in vaginal rectal or oral swabbing..."

So why did the NTO specifically target the Caucasian members of the Lacrosse team?

Why did the DA not go after the supposed party attenders who did not give DNA samples?

Why did Mr. Nifong publicly declare, early in the case that members of the Lacrosse team had perpetrated the alleged sexual assault?

You are saying that the DA did target men who should not have been considering suspects. Why did he do that?

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "This does not, however, preclude a sexual assult(sic)."

What indicated that a sexual assault did happen?

What you do not seem to realize is that Mr. Nifong's obligation was to rule in a sexual assault.

"Team members and non-team members that where present were indistinguishable to Crystal."

If Crystal could not distinguish between Lacrosse players and non Lacrosse players, why did the DA conduct a lineup which included only members of the Lacrosse team?

Another poster to this blog has made this point. If there indeed was an assault, the perpetrators were not members of the Lacrosse team. Why did Mr. Nifong go after members of the Lacrosse team?

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal:

You allege that there were people at the party who were not members of the Lacrosse team. What evidence do you have of that? As I have been saying to Sideny, if you have no evidence, that is just an unsupported allegation.

Again, why did the DA target the members of the Lacrosse team?

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal:

You have stated that the members of the Duke Lacrosse team submitted to DNA testing because they knew they had not raped Crystal Mangum. You imply that some party goers who were not members of the Lacrosse team perpetrated the crime. You have implied that the Lacrosse team is covering up for those non team members.

Why would Reade Seligman, Colin Finnerty and David Evans cover up for the real perpetrators while they were facing convictions for first degree rape and 30 year prison sentences?

Why would the Lacrosse team allow three of their own and not identify the non team members who had committed the crime?

Why would they not come forth in the face of Mr. Nifong threatening to charge them with aiding and abetting if they did not come forth?

Your assertions do not make sense. Assertions which do not make sense are not credible. Yes I borrowed that from Judge Judy.

Anonymous said...

Clarification for Kenhyderal:

Why would the Lacrosse team allow three of their own, whom they knew to be innocent, be charged with the crime and then cover up for the non team members who had committed the crime?

Kenny, you do not make sense.quali

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal realizes his theory is preposterous and does not believe what he writes. He makes these statements only because he wants to provoke angry reactions.

Please do not feed the troll.

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous @5:45 AM said "Why would Reade Seligman, Colin Finnerty and David Evans cover up for the real perpetrators while they were facing convictions for first degree rape and 30 year prison sentences?
Why would the Lacrosse team allow three of their own and not identify the non team members who had committed the crime?
Why would they not come forth in the face of Mr. Nifong threatening to charge them with aiding and abetting if they did not come forth?

I speculate. Perhaps, besides aiding and abetting there was some complicity.

kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 5:48 AM..... I beleive what I say. I do not wish to provoke anger in anyone. I, simply, do not buy the conventional wisdom about the Duke LaCrosse affair. Why should an alternate point of view precipitate such anger and hate? If I'm wrong, there was an injustice done to the players for which they have been richly compensated, monetarily. Mistaken identification is inherent in poorly conducted photo line-ups and the culprits in this case would be the investigating authorities. If I'm right, an even graver and still on-going injustice has been done to Crystal

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal:
"I speculate. Perhaps, besides aiding and abetting there was some complicity."

It does not make sense that the three indicted innocent Lacrosse players would risk a conviction and major prison sentence rather than reveal to the authorities who the perps were, that is if there was a crime in the first place. Your speculation, therefore, is meaningless.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "I beleive what I say."

I think you have a big problem with what is logical and credible and what is not.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "If I'm right, an even graver and still on-going injustice has been done to Crystal".

So who is responsible for the injustice, the falsely accused Lacrosse players or the DA who went after them.

What alternative did the innocent, falsely accused lacrosse players have but to discredit their accuser.

It is a matter of record that Crystal did have a history of criminal behavior before the night of the Lacrosse party, that she did on a previous occasion she did accuse three men of falsely raping her and declined to have those men prosecuted.

Lance the Intern said...

Tracey Cline has made the poll for Worst Prosecutor of 2011. You can vote for her here.

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous @12:46 PM said........"So who is responsible for the injustice, the falsely accused Lacrosse players or the DA who went after them"....
Crystal's ordeal began with a sexual assult and a robbery. It is ongoing now because of a concerted effort by the LaX
Defence team's efforts to ruin her reputation and destroy her credibility, in the eyes of the public. Examples of the success of this strategy can be found almost daily on this blog, especially by Anoymous posters and even more viciously on the inaptly names Duke Lacrosse "Liestoppers" blog. Michael Nifong has not been responsible,in any, way for trying to slander or harm Crystal

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "Crystal's ordeal began with a sexual assult and a robbery."

What evidence was there that Crystal was assaulted, that she was robbed? Judging from the public record, judging from how the crime was described, there was no crime.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence is meaningless.

Anonymous said...

Kenhydral: "Michael Nifong has not been responsible,in any, way for trying to slander or harm Crystal"

I remind you, you have conceded there was no evidence that any Lacrosse player assaulted Crystal Mangum. You have implied it was some individuals other than the Lacrosse team. Mr. Nifong, with the cooperation of Crystal Mangum, falsely accused the Lacrosse players. Had that not happened, what harm would Ms. Mangum suffered.

Her ills are the result of Mr. Nifong's wrongful prosecution of innocent men.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "Examples of the success of this strategy can be found almost daily on this blog, especially by Anoymous posters and even more viciously on the inaptly names Duke Lacrosse "Liestoppers" blog."

What you refer to are the multiple posts describing the inconsistencies of the case which neither you nor Sideny Harr have been able to explain.

Anonymous said...

It's completely predictable (and sad) that Sid's world is so limited and so self-absorbed that he thinks his nuisance suit against Duke is important to anybody but himself. It's also typical of his attempts at being funny. The whole "enlightenment" gag is just silly self inflation and not worthy of a response. This site has become about as interesting and enlightening as Obama's speeches.

Nifong Supporter said...



Anonymous said...
"I did not know [Linwood Wilsom] was filing a lawsuit, but if he is doing it Pro Se, then I respect that. First, it saves on exorbitant and arbitrary attorney fees. Secondly, it prevents his representative from selling him out, as so many lawyers do."

So explain why the attorneys for the innocent falsely accused lacrosse players did not sell them out to Duke?

Explain how an attorney who accepts a case on a contingency fee basis can charge you anything if he fails to win a judgment for you?

That's precisely the point. The attorney's job is to assure that the meritorious case (such as mine) loses in court. Then the attorney, for purposely bungling the case, can receive a much bigger payout from the opposition with the deep pockets (such as Duke)... and their endearing gratitude.

Happens all the time.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Hey Sid,

You should let Kenny prepare your next flog, or whatever you call it. He certainly seems to embrace your warped world view.

I would be delighted to post a blog by kenhyderal. If he e-mails me one, I would be sure to publish it. A flog, on the other hand is too time consuming.

Nifong Supporter said...


Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Sidney? said...
Sidney, you failed to mention the real story of 2012, the alleged raison d'être for this very blog:

2012 is the year that the dishonest, disgraced, and disbarred former attorney Mike Nifong gets to ask the NC State Bar for his license back.

Mr. Nifong doesn't want a law license to practice in North Carolina... and I don't blame him. He's certainly not going to give that group the satisfaction of asking for it.

However, since his law license was unjustly taken from him, the NC State Bar should unilaterally and unconditionally reinstate it.

Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
It's completely predictable (and sad) that Sid's world is so limited and so self-absorbed that he thinks his nuisance suit against Duke is important to anybody but himself. It's also typical of his attempts at being funny. The whole "enlightenment" gag is just silly self inflation and not worthy of a response. This site has become about as interesting and enlightening as Obama's speeches.

I do not believe that Duke or any private institution should be able to discriminate against me or you, or anyone else based upon his/her beliefs, thoughts, or opinions. They certainly did not plan to arrest me for handing out a business card and asking the recipient to visit my website.

You should believe that I'm fighting for your rights... the reason you don't is because you're not enlightened.

Lance the Intern said...

Sid says "That's precisely the point. The attorney's job is to assure that the meritorious case (such as mine) loses in court. Then the attorney, for purposely bungling the case, can receive a much bigger payout from the opposition with the deep pockets (such as Duke)... and their endearing gratitude.

Happens all the time."


Name one instance, and provide proof.

kenhyderal said...

That she was robbed is not in dispute. I quote from the sworn disposition of Mark Gottleib "Himan again gave me a concern of his and the concern was that they had one player or, actually, two players that were implicated in stealing money from
the victim, which my understanding after the case closed is that the players have admitted to doing that" B.t.w. Crystal has been unable to get the $160.00 of her money back that was recovered in a search warrant of Dan Flannery's room

kenhyderal said...

@Anonymous 4:43 PM 2/1/12 said" What you refer to are the multiple posts describing the inconsistencies of the case which neither you nor Sideny Harr have been able to explain" Perceived inconsistencies can be described without resorting to the worst kind of scurrilous and often racist epithets these posters direct against a person they don't know but have bought into the reputation harming lies which have been disseminated.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "I quote from the sworn disposition of Mark Gottleib 'Himan again gave me a concern of his and the concern was that they had one player or, actually, two players that were implicated in stealing money from
the victim, which my understanding after the case closed is that the players have admitted to doing that'".

Mark Gottlieb has been exposed as a non-credible witness, by his known prejudice against Duke students, by his failure to memorialize his contemporaneous notes he supposedly made earlier in the case, then by coming up with a memo from memory which happened to explain all the inconsistencies in the case.

Mark Gottlieb's deposition is proof of nothing.

Anonymous said...

Sideny, first off, it is for the court to decide whether or not your case is meritorious. Judging from what I have read in the legal filings, your case is not meritorious. You make allegations. You offer no proof.

With regard to "That's precisely the point. The attorney's job is to assure that the meritorious case (such as mine) loses in court. Then the attorney, for purposely bungling the case, can receive a much bigger payout from the opposition with the deep pockets (such as Duke)... and their endearing gratitude. "

So explain why Duke settled with the innocent, falsely accused Lacrosse players instead of buying off their attorneys.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: "Perceived inconsistencies can be described without resorting to the worst kind of scurrilous and often racist epithets these posters direct against a person they don't know but have bought into the reputation harming lies which have been disseminated."

First off, had you reviewed the case, you would know that all the publicity in the case early was pro Nifong and anti Lacrosse player. Crystal Mangum was not even named until the players were exonerated by the AG's Office's investigation.

It is a matter of public record that prior to the Lacrosse case, Ms. Mangum did have a history of sexual promiscuity, drug abuse, psychiatric problems, criminal behavior and making false gang rape allegations.

Whatever her motivation, she did cooperate with the DA in falsely accusing three men of raping her. Had that never happened, she would not have suffered any adverse consequences as a result of the Lacrosse party.

What happened to Ms. Mangum was that three innocent men whom she falsely accused of rape defended themselves.

Why did Mr. Nigong go after the Lacrosse team instead of the others you think perpetrated the alleged croime.

Anonymous said...

From Lance the Intern: "'Sid says "That's precisely the point. The attorney's job is to assure that the meritorious case (such as mine) loses in court. Then the attorney, for purposely bungling the case, can receive a much bigger payout from the opposition with the deep pockets (such as Duke)... and their endearing gratitude.

Happens all the time.'"

Name one instance, and provide proof.

Sideny, Lance, I was once seriously injured in an auto accident by a member of a family with deep pockets. I sued. My attorney won a significant judgment for me. He did not sell me out to the defendants.

By the way, Sideny, you have yet to explain how an Attorney who takes a case on a contingency fee basis can charge you anything if he fails to win a judgment for you.

I ask you again, Sideny, why did Duke settle with the innocent falsely accused Lacrosse players rather than buy off their attorneys?

Anonymous said...

"You should believe that I'm fighting for your rights... the reason you don't is because you're not enlightened."

Sideny, you are a deluded megalomaniac and no one who ever believed you has ever wound up enlightened, e.g. kilgo, kenhyderal, justice58, the deacon>

Anonymous said...

"However, since his law license was unjustly taken from him, the NC State Bar should unilaterally and unconditionally reinstate it."

Mr. Nifong lost his law license because he attempted to pull off one of the grossest cases of prosecutorial misconduct in US legal history. All your deluded megalomaniacal ravings about enlightenment does not change that.

Anonymous said...

"I would be delighted to post a blog by kenhyderal. If he e-mails me one, I would be sure to publish it. A flog, on the other hand is too time consuming."

Yes, Sideny. Kenhyderal's deluded, illogical, non credible ramblings are almost as meaningless as yours.

kenhyderal said...

At Anonymous 11:40 AM 1/3/12 Are you claiming, then, that Crystal was not robbed?

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: You are claiming that non credible witness Mark Gottlieb's deposition means Crystal was robbed.

I have read the statements of David Evans and Matt Zash, their voluntary, freely given statements, and hey do not give any evidence that Crystal was robbed.

Can you explain why the Lacrosse players were not charged with robbing Crystal Mangum?

Lance the Intern said...

Sid -- Still waiting for proof that "The attorney's job is to assure that the meritorious case (such as mine) loses in court. Then the attorney, for purposely bungling the case, can receive a much bigger payout from the opposition..."

Lance the Intern said...

Kenhyderal - No robbery charges were ever filed. I seem to recall that Crystal Mangum's purse and $400.00(?) were recovered by the police from 610 N. Buchanan.

Why would Nifong NOT bring charges against the LAX players for the one thing they may have been guilty of?

Was it incompetence? Was he "purposely bungling the case"?

kenhyderal said...

Good questions. Attorney General Cooper, help us out here.

Anonymous said...

Kenhyderal: One thing I recall AG Cooper citing was Mr. Nifong's rush to accuse.

You have not dealt with the issue of why Mr. Nifong was so eager to go after Lacrosse team members when the evidence, as you have conceded, did not implicate them.

So, if you insist that members of the Lacrosse team did rob Ms. Mangum(and your belief is based on the deposition of non credible Mark Gottlieb) you explain why Mr. Nifong did not charge any of the Lacrosse team with theft.

Referring to Mr. Cooper is you ducking an issue.

Lance the Intern said...

Sid -- Still waiting for that proof. I'm sure you'd hate for us to consider you a liar.

kenhyderal said...

Anonymous 3:11 AM 1/4/12 said: "So, if you insist that members of the Lacrosse team did rob Ms. Mangum(and your belief is based on the deposition of non credible Mark Gottlieb)(can) you explain why Mr. Nifong did not charge any of the Lacrosse team with theft"........... Inexplicable. I can speculate but I'm sure I'd come off looking like a conspiracy theorist. Perhaps the civil suit will answer some of these questions. Is it your contention that Mark Gottlieb commited perjury?

Anonymous said...

Hopefully in 2012 Crystal Mangum will be found guilty of murder and be sentenced to death and her pimp Mike Nifong will die of prostate cancer.The world will be a better place.

kenhyderal said...

A Anonymous 4:24 PM 1/4/12......You are beneath contempt.

Anonymous said...

kenhyderal: "Is it your contention that Mark Gottlieb commited(sic) perjury?"

In a word, yes.

Anonymous said...

I would not put it past Mark Gottlieb to commit perjury. His failure to keep hard copy of his notes then trying to pass a from memory document composed months into the case as fact does call into question his honesty and credibility.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ January 4, 2012 4:24 PM:

Not that I hold Kenhyderal in great esteem, but someone who would wish on anyone death from cancer of any kind is beneath contempt, in my professional opinion.

Former Cancer Doc

Anonymous said...

Anonymous @ January 4, 2012 4:24 PM:

Regardless of the circumstances, wishing that someone be put to death is rather barbaric.

Go back in time to the Roman era, find yourself a stadium and buy yourself a season pass for all the gadiatorial combats.

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

Sidney: "Mr. Nifong doesn't want a law license to practice in North Carolina... "

Well, there you go then, Sidney.

Nifong will never get his license back unless he petitions for it.

There is justice in the world, what?

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

kenhyderal said... Good questions. Attorney General Cooper, help us out here. [in re: why no one was charged with theft]

Better to ask Nifong, kenhyderal. He was the one who chose not to charge anyone (for obvious reasons, I think).

AG Cooper wasn't in a position to bring new charges.

Was it you who said that CGM never received any money 'recovered' by the DPD? How did you gain that knowledge?