In a never-ending saga that causes one to pause to consider if they are in the twilight zone, the false accuser who ruined the lives of 3 innocent Duke University students is back in the news promoting her new book.
Crystal Mangum, who was used by a corrupt District Attorney in a corrupt county run by a corrupt Democratic Party, is still maintaining she was 'assaulted' although no evidence supports her claim.
In a state investigation, it was determined that Mangum lied, the 3 students were completely innocent of charges, and that they had been framed by a dirty DA to win an election, all with the complicit approval of Duke University, the Durham County Police and Justice departments, and the county Democratic Party.
Mangum, however, continues with her claim of innocence in the frame-up, making her last stand in a bookstore owned by a member of the New Black Panther Party in Durham. Obama supporters, no doubt.
Read the complete story on this continually bizarre episode at Liestoppers.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Liestoppers--Duke U. and 'the Reverend' Jackson
If you like parody, you will love Joan Foster's latest masterpiece at the Liestoppers blog. Foster creates a scenario where Duke University President Brodhead calls a news conference to condemn 'the Reverend' Jessie Jackson for his latest racist remarks.
Remember that it was Duke University and Brodhead that threw the weight of its support behind the false accusations against 3 innocent Duke lacrosse students/players.
A racial divide quickly grew with all of the usual suspects of race-baiters, including 'the Reverend' Jackson and a very vocal, outspoken group of extremist liberal Duke professors.
Liestoppers was the key to unlocking the massive deception and the eventual proclamation of innocence for the 3 students, as well as the taking down of one of the most corrupt public officials to ever serve in office, former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.
Joan Foster's insightful commentary, wit, poetry, and creativity were a crucial part of the Liestoppers effort, and now Foster shines once again as she seizes on a golden opportunity to parody yet another sad chapter in the continuing saga of the American race-baiters.
Click HERE to go to Foster's brilliant post.
Remember that it was Duke University and Brodhead that threw the weight of its support behind the false accusations against 3 innocent Duke lacrosse students/players.
A racial divide quickly grew with all of the usual suspects of race-baiters, including 'the Reverend' Jackson and a very vocal, outspoken group of extremist liberal Duke professors.
Liestoppers was the key to unlocking the massive deception and the eventual proclamation of innocence for the 3 students, as well as the taking down of one of the most corrupt public officials to ever serve in office, former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.
Joan Foster's insightful commentary, wit, poetry, and creativity were a crucial part of the Liestoppers effort, and now Foster shines once again as she seizes on a golden opportunity to parody yet another sad chapter in the continuing saga of the American race-baiters.
Click HERE to go to Foster's brilliant post.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
New Arrest in Bizarre NC Satanic Sex Case
A 3rd person has been arrested in the bizarre Durham, North Carolina Satanic sex case. The 3rd suspect is also a top official with the Durham County Democratic Party.
The Raleigh News and Observer is reporting that Diana Palmer, age 44, Vice-Chair of the Durham County Democratic Party, has been charged with 'one count of accessory after the fact of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.'
Palmer, speaking through her attorney, denies any involvement with a Satanic cult and denies any knowledge of any crime committed by the persons previously charged.
Joy Johnson, Vice Chair of Young Democrats and 3rd Vice Chair of the Durham Democratic Party, along with her husband Joseph Scott Craig, were charged in the case after a complaint was lodged by one of the persons allegedly kidnapped and caged by the couple.
Craig faces charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon, and rape.
Johnson was initially charged with aiding and abetting. But on Tuesday new details emerged as to the specific manner in which Johnson was allegedly involved in the crimes.
The arrest warrant alleges that Johnson 'instigated and encouraged' her husband in handcuffing a man, forcing him into a dog cage, and then leaving him there for days without food or water.
Although details are sketchy concerning the alleged cult activity, this story only adds to the scandal of a community and a county Democratic Party that are already reeling from one of the biggest corruption cases in the nation--that of disgraced District Attorney Mike Nifong.
The Raleigh News and Observer is reporting that Diana Palmer, age 44, Vice-Chair of the Durham County Democratic Party, has been charged with 'one count of accessory after the fact of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.'
Palmer, speaking through her attorney, denies any involvement with a Satanic cult and denies any knowledge of any crime committed by the persons previously charged.
Joy Johnson, Vice Chair of Young Democrats and 3rd Vice Chair of the Durham Democratic Party, along with her husband Joseph Scott Craig, were charged in the case after a complaint was lodged by one of the persons allegedly kidnapped and caged by the couple.
Craig faces charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon, and rape.
Johnson was initially charged with aiding and abetting. But on Tuesday new details emerged as to the specific manner in which Johnson was allegedly involved in the crimes.
The arrest warrant alleges that Johnson 'instigated and encouraged' her husband in handcuffing a man, forcing him into a dog cage, and then leaving him there for days without food or water.
Although details are sketchy concerning the alleged cult activity, this story only adds to the scandal of a community and a county Democratic Party that are already reeling from one of the biggest corruption cases in the nation--that of disgraced District Attorney Mike Nifong.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Democrats in Durham: Felony Satanic Sex Crimes
The investigation into the Duke University Lacrosse Rape Scandal/Hoax revealed multi-level corruption in Durham, North Carolina politics, from the District Attorney's office to Duke University, from the Durham Police Department to the Durham County Democratic Party, and beyond.
Mike Nifong, the Durham District Attorney who essentially destroyed the lives and reputations of three innocent Duke students in order to win an election, was shown by the N.C. Bar Association to be one of the most corrupt public officials in the nation.
But he had plenty of help from those complicit in his scheme.
Duke University, the Durham police, and the local Democratic Party were all willing, unindicted co-conspirators in Nifong's false use of the race card to win the support of Durham voters, the majority of whom are either African-American or Caucasian liberal Democrats who work in the halls of academia.
Their rush to proclaim the three innocent lacrosse players guilty even before any of them had been charged with a crime only highlighted the lynch-mob mentality of a town seething with racism and corruption.
And now the news comes that a top Democratic Party official in the Durham County Democratic Party has been charged and arrested for engaging in Satanic sex rituals.
Joy Johnson, age 30, vice-chair of Young Democrats and 3rd vice-chair of the Durham County Democratic Party, has been charged with two counts of aiding and abetting.
Johnson's husband, Joseph Scott Craig, age 25, was charged with second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
Law enforcement officials allege that the couple lured people into their home where they engaged in Satanic rituals of a sexual nature, locked them in cages, chained them to beds, and deprived them of food and water.
Further, it is alleged that Craig sexually assaulted women with a cane and then raped them.
WRAL-TV in Raleigh is reporting that Craig's bond has been set at 1 million dollars while Johnson's is at $368,000. The two are being held in the Durham County Detention Center.
More information can be found on this story HERE and HERE.
It goes without saying that the two are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
However, the emerging scenario is simply more fodder for those who are convinced that the Durham Democratic Party and their cohorts in the Durham D.A.'s office, the Durham Police Department, and Duke University are oozing with cankered corruption that would gag a maggot.
Mike Nifong, the Durham District Attorney who essentially destroyed the lives and reputations of three innocent Duke students in order to win an election, was shown by the N.C. Bar Association to be one of the most corrupt public officials in the nation.
But he had plenty of help from those complicit in his scheme.
Duke University, the Durham police, and the local Democratic Party were all willing, unindicted co-conspirators in Nifong's false use of the race card to win the support of Durham voters, the majority of whom are either African-American or Caucasian liberal Democrats who work in the halls of academia.
Their rush to proclaim the three innocent lacrosse players guilty even before any of them had been charged with a crime only highlighted the lynch-mob mentality of a town seething with racism and corruption.
And now the news comes that a top Democratic Party official in the Durham County Democratic Party has been charged and arrested for engaging in Satanic sex rituals.
Joy Johnson, age 30, vice-chair of Young Democrats and 3rd vice-chair of the Durham County Democratic Party, has been charged with two counts of aiding and abetting.
Johnson's husband, Joseph Scott Craig, age 25, was charged with second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
Law enforcement officials allege that the couple lured people into their home where they engaged in Satanic rituals of a sexual nature, locked them in cages, chained them to beds, and deprived them of food and water.
Further, it is alleged that Craig sexually assaulted women with a cane and then raped them.
WRAL-TV in Raleigh is reporting that Craig's bond has been set at 1 million dollars while Johnson's is at $368,000. The two are being held in the Durham County Detention Center.
More information can be found on this story HERE and HERE.
It goes without saying that the two are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
However, the emerging scenario is simply more fodder for those who are convinced that the Durham Democratic Party and their cohorts in the Durham D.A.'s office, the Durham Police Department, and Duke University are oozing with cankered corruption that would gag a maggot.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
EXPLOSIVE DETAILS! Duke Lacrosse Students Sue!
As expected, the three Duke lacrosse students who were falsely accused and charged of rape by a rogue district attorney who has since been disbarred and sent to jail, have filed a lawsuit in North Carolina against D.A. Mike Nifong, the City of Durham, and others connected to the case.
Former Duke students David F. Evans, Collin Finnerty, and Reade Seligmann filed the lawsuit Friday against not only Nifong and the City of Durham, but Mark Gottlieb, Linwood Wilson, DNA Security, Inc., and nearly a dozen others named as Defendants.
Conspicuously missing from the lawsuit is Duke University, which treated the three students mercilessly and proclaimed their guilt early on, thus smearing their good names around Durham and the rest of the country.
As the story of the three falsely accused and maligned players unfolded, a small, unknown blog began to draw attention due to the thorough, relentless pursuit of truth that its team of writers and attorneys exhibited. Thus, 'Liestoppers' burst onto the scene with explosive information that shed light on the vermin scurrying around in Durham, exposing the corruption of the D.A.'s office and the City of Durham in general.
This one blog single-handedly brought the truth to light, and were it not for Liestoppers the corruption of Nifong and his gang would have never come to light, and three innocent students would be in jail.
With the lawsuit now filed by the three victims, Liestoppers is once again on the cutting edge, providing information not only about the lawsuit but about the explosive details the suit is bringing to light.
You can find that information by clicking here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/10/explosive-details-in-lawsuit.html
Former Duke students David F. Evans, Collin Finnerty, and Reade Seligmann filed the lawsuit Friday against not only Nifong and the City of Durham, but Mark Gottlieb, Linwood Wilson, DNA Security, Inc., and nearly a dozen others named as Defendants.
Conspicuously missing from the lawsuit is Duke University, which treated the three students mercilessly and proclaimed their guilt early on, thus smearing their good names around Durham and the rest of the country.
As the story of the three falsely accused and maligned players unfolded, a small, unknown blog began to draw attention due to the thorough, relentless pursuit of truth that its team of writers and attorneys exhibited. Thus, 'Liestoppers' burst onto the scene with explosive information that shed light on the vermin scurrying around in Durham, exposing the corruption of the D.A.'s office and the City of Durham in general.
This one blog single-handedly brought the truth to light, and were it not for Liestoppers the corruption of Nifong and his gang would have never come to light, and three innocent students would be in jail.
With the lawsuit now filed by the three victims, Liestoppers is once again on the cutting edge, providing information not only about the lawsuit but about the explosive details the suit is bringing to light.
You can find that information by clicking here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/10/explosive-details-in-lawsuit.html
Friday, September 14, 2007
Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/14/07
Focusing on guns and politics, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:
A Keyboard and a .45 informs us of a very intriguing conversation taking place on the question, why would a person pack heat in a church?"
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/09/join-in-conversation.html
Alphecca reports that New Jersey officials are attempting to put the squeeze on Pennsylvania because of its gun laws:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=416
The McCarville Report has some interesting news on Oklahoma's new immigration law. The law targets illegal aliens, which has resulted in a mass exodus of Hispanic students from the Tulsa school system:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/tulsa-sees-hispanic-student-exodus.html
The Jet Pilot has an update on the Washington state school officer who is charged with sexual offenses:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/09/school-officer-to-deny-charges.html
Blogonomicon posts a PSH Alert over some stupidity about guns in New York:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/thats-because-youre-idiot.html
Front Sight, Press has some very helpful info from John Farnam on exigent gun maintenance:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/tactics/john-farnam-on-exigent-gun-maintenance/
Liestoppers published a great response to an op-ed in the Raleigh News and Observer. Those of you who followed the Mike Nifong-Crystal Mangum-Duke lacrosse set-up are perhaps familiar with the name of Joan Foster of Liestoppers. We came to appreciate Joan as an astute legal mind and a brilliant writer. This is Joan's response to the editorial:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/09/joan-foster-comes-out-swinging.html
Red's Trading Post has the sickening news that the ATF has shut down even more gun dealers in Idaho (I think now they are just flaunting it in our faces):
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/more-gun-dealers-in-our-area-shut-down.html
Say Uncle posts the quote of the day, and it is a MUST-read:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/14/quote_of_the_day-157/
Sharp as a Marble has the latest 'pants shittin' hysterics' from Paul Helmke of the Brady Gang:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/14/Paul-Helmke-wants-federal-agents-to-endanger-your-children.aspx
Sebastian at Snow Flakes in Hell gives us a good report on the meeting of the NRA, of which he is a part:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1524
Nicki at The Liberty Zone blogs on the new controller for Wii that Nintendo has introduced, thus causing some more 'pants shittin' hysterics' on the part of some parents:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/wii-makes-some-parents-wee-wee-their.html
The War on Guns posts this latest update as of today on Wayne Fincher:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/09/wayne-fincher-update-sept-14.html
Xavier Thoughts blogs on the Smith & Wesson Model 49 Bodyguard:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/s-bodyguard.html
John Lott has written a new op-ed on the D.C. handgun ban:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/09/new-op-ed-on-dc-handgun-ban.html
Lott also opines that the Democrats simply can't distance themselves from Moveon.org:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/09/democrats-cant-distance-themselves-from.html
The Buckeye Firearms Association has this excellent read entitled, 'The Cost':
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3952.html
Buckeye also provides this article on the updated law on concealed carry records in Ohio:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3953.html
Oscar Poppa provides this story of a murder by an illegal alien--a very common occurrence in America today:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=657
Michelle Malkin posts vital info for those living within easy access to the D.C. area. Tomorrow there will be a 'die-in' war protest featuring Cindy Sheehan and others. As a counter-protest, patriots will be holding a 'gathering of the eagles' at the National Mall:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/13/gathering-of-eagles-iii-get-ready/
A Keyboard and a .45 informs us of a very intriguing conversation taking place on the question, why would a person pack heat in a church?"
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/09/join-in-conversation.html
Alphecca reports that New Jersey officials are attempting to put the squeeze on Pennsylvania because of its gun laws:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=416
The McCarville Report has some interesting news on Oklahoma's new immigration law. The law targets illegal aliens, which has resulted in a mass exodus of Hispanic students from the Tulsa school system:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/tulsa-sees-hispanic-student-exodus.html
The Jet Pilot has an update on the Washington state school officer who is charged with sexual offenses:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/09/school-officer-to-deny-charges.html
Blogonomicon posts a PSH Alert over some stupidity about guns in New York:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/thats-because-youre-idiot.html
Front Sight, Press has some very helpful info from John Farnam on exigent gun maintenance:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/tactics/john-farnam-on-exigent-gun-maintenance/
Liestoppers published a great response to an op-ed in the Raleigh News and Observer. Those of you who followed the Mike Nifong-Crystal Mangum-Duke lacrosse set-up are perhaps familiar with the name of Joan Foster of Liestoppers. We came to appreciate Joan as an astute legal mind and a brilliant writer. This is Joan's response to the editorial:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/09/joan-foster-comes-out-swinging.html
Red's Trading Post has the sickening news that the ATF has shut down even more gun dealers in Idaho (I think now they are just flaunting it in our faces):
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/more-gun-dealers-in-our-area-shut-down.html
Say Uncle posts the quote of the day, and it is a MUST-read:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/14/quote_of_the_day-157/
Sharp as a Marble has the latest 'pants shittin' hysterics' from Paul Helmke of the Brady Gang:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/14/Paul-Helmke-wants-federal-agents-to-endanger-your-children.aspx
Sebastian at Snow Flakes in Hell gives us a good report on the meeting of the NRA, of which he is a part:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1524
Nicki at The Liberty Zone blogs on the new controller for Wii that Nintendo has introduced, thus causing some more 'pants shittin' hysterics' on the part of some parents:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/wii-makes-some-parents-wee-wee-their.html
The War on Guns posts this latest update as of today on Wayne Fincher:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/09/wayne-fincher-update-sept-14.html
Xavier Thoughts blogs on the Smith & Wesson Model 49 Bodyguard:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/s-bodyguard.html
John Lott has written a new op-ed on the D.C. handgun ban:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/09/new-op-ed-on-dc-handgun-ban.html
Lott also opines that the Democrats simply can't distance themselves from Moveon.org:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/09/democrats-cant-distance-themselves-from.html
The Buckeye Firearms Association has this excellent read entitled, 'The Cost':
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3952.html
Buckeye also provides this article on the updated law on concealed carry records in Ohio:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3953.html
Oscar Poppa provides this story of a murder by an illegal alien--a very common occurrence in America today:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=657
Michelle Malkin posts vital info for those living within easy access to the D.C. area. Tomorrow there will be a 'die-in' war protest featuring Cindy Sheehan and others. As a counter-protest, patriots will be holding a 'gathering of the eagles' at the National Mall:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/13/gathering-of-eagles-iii-get-ready/
Monday, July 30, 2007
Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/30/07
Here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:
Syd at Front Sight, Press is back after a brief absence, and he posts this list of links to stories of interest to the gun rights community:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/tactics/news-from-the-sight-m1911-volume-642/
The Bitch Girls blog that gun-grabber Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY, inadvertently gave the NRA one of the biggest endorsements they could ask for:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7203
Blonde Sagacity has some well-chosen and poignant words for the gun-grabbers in city government in Philadelphia:
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/2007/07/philly-woes.html
Nicki at The Liberty Zone provides some interesting analysis of the D.C. gun case and its chances of resulting in a major Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment--which would be the first such ruling by the high court in over 70 years:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/07/both-sides-fear-firing-blanks-if-dc-gun.html
The Jet Pilot shares his personal story on why he carries a gun:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/ive-been-asked-why-i-carry-gun.html
The Jet Pilot also shares this riveting news item about a 93-year-old man who defended himself with his gun from a violent attack that left him unconscious:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/cops-man-93-shoots-violent-robber.html
Snow Flakes in Hell comments on armor-piercing ammo:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1164
John Lott was published last week by one of my all-time favorite magazines (for 35 years), National Review. The article explores the growing difficulty in defending property rights:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/07/new-op-ed-in-national-review-online-on.html
Say Uncle points to some ill-chosen words by a CNN analyst who described gun owners as 'Second Amendment literalists' and 'gun nuts,' which CNN tried to hide by altering the transcripts of the program:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/27/its_not_the_crime_its_the_cover_up/
The Volokh Conspiracy notes that former Duke lacrosse player Reade Seligmann, who nearly had his life ruined by a corrupt scoundrel of a prosecutor, Mike Nifong, is now playing for Brown University (Duke treated the three falsely accused students like crap):
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_22-2007_07_28.shtml#1185654179
Volokh also has an interesting piece on Fred Thompson's recent comments on the ominous creeping crawl of federal laws (something you won't hear many Presidential candidates opine about!):
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_22-2007_07_28.shtml#1185649311
Volokh nails supporters of The Fairness Doctrine by posing some key questions that get to the heart of the matter:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_22-2007_07_28.shtml#1185579292
Xavier Thoughts points to the story of four citizens in Charlotte, North Carolina who were forced to use deadly force to defend themselves against criminals:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/07/forced-to-kill-4-stories-of-survival.html
A Keyboard and a .45 says that the Daley gun buy-back in Chicago actually helped purchase rifles for the youth of the state of Illinois! You will love this one:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/07/mayor-daley-purchases-22-rifles-for.html
The War on Guns reports that Maryland is getting ready to tighten restrictions on the use of firearms:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/07/joint-effort.html
My, my. I suppose when you are one of the chosen few the laws against firearms simply do not apply. The War on Guns has this story of a Judge who brought a loaded gun to the airport, but was released by TSA officials:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/07/were-only-ones-caught-and-released.html
Take a look at Blogonomicon's latest post entitled, 'Gunslinger':
http://blogonomicon.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2007/7/27/3123686.html
Red's Trading Post has a MUST-READ about how the ATF has gone about attempting to make a criminal out of someone who isn't:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/07/creating-criminal-out-of-someone-who.html
Syd at Front Sight, Press is back after a brief absence, and he posts this list of links to stories of interest to the gun rights community:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/tactics/news-from-the-sight-m1911-volume-642/
The Bitch Girls blog that gun-grabber Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY, inadvertently gave the NRA one of the biggest endorsements they could ask for:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7203
Blonde Sagacity has some well-chosen and poignant words for the gun-grabbers in city government in Philadelphia:
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/2007/07/philly-woes.html
Nicki at The Liberty Zone provides some interesting analysis of the D.C. gun case and its chances of resulting in a major Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment--which would be the first such ruling by the high court in over 70 years:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/07/both-sides-fear-firing-blanks-if-dc-gun.html
The Jet Pilot shares his personal story on why he carries a gun:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/ive-been-asked-why-i-carry-gun.html
The Jet Pilot also shares this riveting news item about a 93-year-old man who defended himself with his gun from a violent attack that left him unconscious:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/cops-man-93-shoots-violent-robber.html
Snow Flakes in Hell comments on armor-piercing ammo:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1164
John Lott was published last week by one of my all-time favorite magazines (for 35 years), National Review. The article explores the growing difficulty in defending property rights:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/07/new-op-ed-in-national-review-online-on.html
Say Uncle points to some ill-chosen words by a CNN analyst who described gun owners as 'Second Amendment literalists' and 'gun nuts,' which CNN tried to hide by altering the transcripts of the program:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/27/its_not_the_crime_its_the_cover_up/
The Volokh Conspiracy notes that former Duke lacrosse player Reade Seligmann, who nearly had his life ruined by a corrupt scoundrel of a prosecutor, Mike Nifong, is now playing for Brown University (Duke treated the three falsely accused students like crap):
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_22-2007_07_28.shtml#1185654179
Volokh also has an interesting piece on Fred Thompson's recent comments on the ominous creeping crawl of federal laws (something you won't hear many Presidential candidates opine about!):
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_22-2007_07_28.shtml#1185649311
Volokh nails supporters of The Fairness Doctrine by posing some key questions that get to the heart of the matter:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_22-2007_07_28.shtml#1185579292
Xavier Thoughts points to the story of four citizens in Charlotte, North Carolina who were forced to use deadly force to defend themselves against criminals:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/07/forced-to-kill-4-stories-of-survival.html
A Keyboard and a .45 says that the Daley gun buy-back in Chicago actually helped purchase rifles for the youth of the state of Illinois! You will love this one:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/07/mayor-daley-purchases-22-rifles-for.html
The War on Guns reports that Maryland is getting ready to tighten restrictions on the use of firearms:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/07/joint-effort.html
My, my. I suppose when you are one of the chosen few the laws against firearms simply do not apply. The War on Guns has this story of a Judge who brought a loaded gun to the airport, but was released by TSA officials:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/07/were-only-ones-caught-and-released.html
Take a look at Blogonomicon's latest post entitled, 'Gunslinger':
http://blogonomicon.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2007/7/27/3123686.html
Red's Trading Post has a MUST-READ about how the ATF has gone about attempting to make a criminal out of someone who isn't:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/07/creating-criminal-out-of-someone-who.html
Friday, June 29, 2007
Nifong's Woes Continue to Mount
Durham, NC (TLS). Liestoppers is reporting that former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong was a no-show in court today at a hearing concerning his dismissal as the Durham area D.A.
Nifong sent word to the court before the scheduled hearing that he intents to tender his resignation, effective on Monday.
North Carolina law is alarmingly lenient when it comes to judicial officials who are disbarred by the North Carolina Bar. As we have reported previously on The Liberty Sphere, several disbarred Judges and District Attorneys still had not vacated the offices to which they were chosen.
With Nifong's woes continuing to mount by the day, and with the intense public scrutiny of this case, the beleaguered D.A. could hardly attempt to stay in office following a highly embarrassing trial before the Bar, the result of which was his disbarrment.
Now that the North Carolina Attorney General has declared the three falsely accused Duke lacrosse students innocent of all the charges brought by Nifong, and now that the N.C. Bar has removed his license to practice law, the students and their famlies have pressed for criminal charges to be brought against Nifong.
Thus, Nifong now stands charged with contempt of court for the manner in which he conducted himself during the Duke lacrosse case...a charge for which he could face jail time.
The no-show at court today is certainly no feather in the cap of the Nifong.
Read about the criminal contempt of court charge against Nifong here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/06/smiths-order-to-show-cause-contempt.html
Nifong sent word to the court before the scheduled hearing that he intents to tender his resignation, effective on Monday.
North Carolina law is alarmingly lenient when it comes to judicial officials who are disbarred by the North Carolina Bar. As we have reported previously on The Liberty Sphere, several disbarred Judges and District Attorneys still had not vacated the offices to which they were chosen.
With Nifong's woes continuing to mount by the day, and with the intense public scrutiny of this case, the beleaguered D.A. could hardly attempt to stay in office following a highly embarrassing trial before the Bar, the result of which was his disbarrment.
Now that the North Carolina Attorney General has declared the three falsely accused Duke lacrosse students innocent of all the charges brought by Nifong, and now that the N.C. Bar has removed his license to practice law, the students and their famlies have pressed for criminal charges to be brought against Nifong.
Thus, Nifong now stands charged with contempt of court for the manner in which he conducted himself during the Duke lacrosse case...a charge for which he could face jail time.
The no-show at court today is certainly no feather in the cap of the Nifong.
Read about the criminal contempt of court charge against Nifong here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/06/smiths-order-to-show-cause-contempt.html
Saturday, June 16, 2007
A Fitting Finale to a Fumbling Fiasco
Raleigh, NC (TLS). This man is now officially disbarred:
The North Carolina Bar rendered its decision on Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong today, and the verdict is that he is to be disbarred...a very fitting finale to a fumbling fiasco.
Family members of the three Duke students that Nifong maligned and wrongfully prosecuted state that now they intend to seek criminal charges against the former lawyer and District Attorney.
Read the entire story here, at Liestoppers:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/06/defendant-nifong-disbarred.html
Nifong Cries, Apologizes, But No Oscar for this Performance
Raleigh, NC (TLS). A tearful and apologetic Mike Nifong resigned from the office of Durham's District Attorney while on the witness stand, in a surprise move that took aback nearly everyone present, including the attorneys.
In one last-ditch effort to save his career, Nifong aims for the Oscar, becoming tearful and apologetic, resigning from office, and appearing remorseful. I'm afraid, though, that he would not even secure a nomination for the Oscar much less take home the prize.
Nifong's resignation is welcome but long overdue. This move should have been made months ago.
As for the apology, it did not appear that the falsely accused Duke students and their families were very impressed with the display. They watched, expressing no visible emotion, as Nifong delivered his defense, which was given in tones so low that one had to struggle to hear it.
For one thing, Nifong's 'apology' was interspersed with a continued defense of his actions, even to the point of claiming he did not lie throughout the entire process. True apologies that are heartfelt and sincere include, at the very least, an acknowledgement of the wrongdoing. Nifong's display was lacking in that one essential element.
One does not continue to defend one's actions, and even continue to claim innocence, when one is sincerely apologizing for misdeeds.
No wonder the 'apology' seemed to fall flat, especially to the students and their families.
Most observers believe that Nifong offered the semblance of an apology in a last-ditch effort to save his law license in North Carolina. His words today will hardly be sufficient to convince the N.C. Bar that he should keep his license to practice law, given that the Bar has already delivered some fairly sharply-worded assessments of Nifong's behavior in the months leading up to his trial.
In addition, with the revelations made during the trial this week to the effect that early on in the process Nifong knew that there was scant evidence to proceed with the case against the three students, he may be subject to criminal charges. If it can be established that Nifong was fairly certain the three young men were innocent, yet prosecuted them anyway, including going before the public in the press and referring to them as 'hooligans,' then a criminal act has been committed for which Nifong should be forced to face legal consequences.
And this does not even begin to address the fact that vital DNA evidence clearing the three accused of any wrongdoing was withheld by Nifong's office from the court and the defense attorneys.
Thus, it would seem that Nifong's losing his job as District Attorney should be the very least of his worries.
In one last-ditch effort to save his career, Nifong aims for the Oscar, becoming tearful and apologetic, resigning from office, and appearing remorseful. I'm afraid, though, that he would not even secure a nomination for the Oscar much less take home the prize.
Nifong's resignation is welcome but long overdue. This move should have been made months ago.
As for the apology, it did not appear that the falsely accused Duke students and their families were very impressed with the display. They watched, expressing no visible emotion, as Nifong delivered his defense, which was given in tones so low that one had to struggle to hear it.
For one thing, Nifong's 'apology' was interspersed with a continued defense of his actions, even to the point of claiming he did not lie throughout the entire process. True apologies that are heartfelt and sincere include, at the very least, an acknowledgement of the wrongdoing. Nifong's display was lacking in that one essential element.
One does not continue to defend one's actions, and even continue to claim innocence, when one is sincerely apologizing for misdeeds.
No wonder the 'apology' seemed to fall flat, especially to the students and their families.
Most observers believe that Nifong offered the semblance of an apology in a last-ditch effort to save his law license in North Carolina. His words today will hardly be sufficient to convince the N.C. Bar that he should keep his license to practice law, given that the Bar has already delivered some fairly sharply-worded assessments of Nifong's behavior in the months leading up to his trial.
In addition, with the revelations made during the trial this week to the effect that early on in the process Nifong knew that there was scant evidence to proceed with the case against the three students, he may be subject to criminal charges. If it can be established that Nifong was fairly certain the three young men were innocent, yet prosecuted them anyway, including going before the public in the press and referring to them as 'hooligans,' then a criminal act has been committed for which Nifong should be forced to face legal consequences.
And this does not even begin to address the fact that vital DNA evidence clearing the three accused of any wrongdoing was withheld by Nifong's office from the court and the defense attorneys.
Thus, it would seem that Nifong's losing his job as District Attorney should be the very least of his worries.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Recap of 1st Day of Nifong's Trial
Raleigh, NC (TLS). Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong went on trial before the North Carolina Bar yesterday in a fight to save his career in the wake of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax debacle.
Liestoppers has updated information of the first day of the trial here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/06/himan-on-witness-stand.html
Liestoppers has updated information of the first day of the trial here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/06/himan-on-witness-stand.html
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
SHOWDOWN: NIFONG FACES BAR TODAY
Durham, NC (TLS). Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's day of reckoning has arrived as he faces the Bar today.
The long-awaited accounting of Nifong's nefarious work in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Hoax will culminate as he faces his peers, the three innocent victims and their families, as well as others he has irreparably harmed.
Liestoppers has the full details here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/06/defendant-nifongs-day-of-reckoning-has.html
The long-awaited accounting of Nifong's nefarious work in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Hoax will culminate as he faces his peers, the three innocent victims and their families, as well as others he has irreparably harmed.
Liestoppers has the full details here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/06/defendant-nifongs-day-of-reckoning-has.html
Monday, May 28, 2007
More Shame in Durham--Circling the Wagons
Durham, NC (TLS). And the shame of Durham continues as the co-conspirators in the Nifong-Mangum Hoax circle the wagons, denying any culpability, not even as much as acknowledging mistakes in the entire fiasco.
The Durham Police Department had ample opportunity to cleanse itself in its own internal investigation into the affair, only to return with a statement of denials and the insistence that it had done absolutely nothing wrong.
Can't you just see the halos?
The Department's failure to confess and repent, and thus salvage what little integrity may remain within its dens of corruption, has led to calls for totally independent examinations and a much more candid assessment of what went wrong. The Liberty Sphere believes that such an independent investigation is long overdue.
Our concern, however, runs much deeper than just with the Durham Police Department, for we are convinced that Durham is but a microcosm of a much broader culture of corruption that exists in North Carolina state government. We have sounded the alarm many times about such corruption, for example, within the North Carolina Department of Social Services and its heavy-handed, gestapo-like tactics with innocent citizens.
We will leave that matter to our ongoing investigations into DSS. For now, the focus is on Durham. Perhaps if a concerted effort is made to clean up the police department, city government, the judiciary, and the local Democratic Party, then this would be one gigantic first step toward further reform in other areas.
We can only hope.
Liestoppers has a detailed examination of the nature of the corruption within the Durham Police Department with regard to the Nifong-Mangum Hoax. In spite of a scathing assessment from the North Carolina Attorney-General and others who have observed this scandal from afar, the local co-conspirators are indeed circling the wagons, fabricating stories, and outright lying to the public concerning their conduct in the affair.
Thus, the shame of Durham only deepens.
Read the Liestoppers report here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/05/playing-stupid.html
The Durham Police Department had ample opportunity to cleanse itself in its own internal investigation into the affair, only to return with a statement of denials and the insistence that it had done absolutely nothing wrong.
Can't you just see the halos?
The Department's failure to confess and repent, and thus salvage what little integrity may remain within its dens of corruption, has led to calls for totally independent examinations and a much more candid assessment of what went wrong. The Liberty Sphere believes that such an independent investigation is long overdue.
Our concern, however, runs much deeper than just with the Durham Police Department, for we are convinced that Durham is but a microcosm of a much broader culture of corruption that exists in North Carolina state government. We have sounded the alarm many times about such corruption, for example, within the North Carolina Department of Social Services and its heavy-handed, gestapo-like tactics with innocent citizens.
We will leave that matter to our ongoing investigations into DSS. For now, the focus is on Durham. Perhaps if a concerted effort is made to clean up the police department, city government, the judiciary, and the local Democratic Party, then this would be one gigantic first step toward further reform in other areas.
We can only hope.
Liestoppers has a detailed examination of the nature of the corruption within the Durham Police Department with regard to the Nifong-Mangum Hoax. In spite of a scathing assessment from the North Carolina Attorney-General and others who have observed this scandal from afar, the local co-conspirators are indeed circling the wagons, fabricating stories, and outright lying to the public concerning their conduct in the affair.
Thus, the shame of Durham only deepens.
Read the Liestoppers report here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/05/playing-stupid.html
Monday, May 07, 2007
LEGAL BOMBSHELL! CORRUPTION AMONG N.C. D.A.s
Washington, DC (TLS). Liestoppers is reporting a legal bombshell of a story concerning corruption among North Carolina District Attorneys, which apparently has reached a fever pitch.
The D.A.s publicly scorned Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong several months ago in an apparent attempt to save their own carcasses that were on the line as Nifong exhibited for the entire world what is wrong with the North Carolina system of justice, District Attorneys in particular.
As you will see in the Liestoppers article below, that move was only a ruse. The N.C. D.A.s have now shown their true colors by lobbying the state legislature to make legal the nifonging of innocent citizens! The D.A.s wish to legalize the withholding of vital evidence from defense attorneys, just as Nifong did in the Duke lacrosse rape hoax.
The Liberty Sphere has been very concerned for quite a number of months now about the burgeoning corruption that is growing like a cancer within the entirety of North Carolina state government, including the Department of Social Services. If what we are seeing in DSS and among the D.A.s is any indication of the state of North Carolina government, then it is clear the citizens are getting shafted big-time.
Read the entire Liestoppers expose here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/05/nc-das-push-for-legalized-nifonging.html
The D.A.s publicly scorned Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong several months ago in an apparent attempt to save their own carcasses that were on the line as Nifong exhibited for the entire world what is wrong with the North Carolina system of justice, District Attorneys in particular.
As you will see in the Liestoppers article below, that move was only a ruse. The N.C. D.A.s have now shown their true colors by lobbying the state legislature to make legal the nifonging of innocent citizens! The D.A.s wish to legalize the withholding of vital evidence from defense attorneys, just as Nifong did in the Duke lacrosse rape hoax.
The Liberty Sphere has been very concerned for quite a number of months now about the burgeoning corruption that is growing like a cancer within the entirety of North Carolina state government, including the Department of Social Services. If what we are seeing in DSS and among the D.A.s is any indication of the state of North Carolina government, then it is clear the citizens are getting shafted big-time.
Read the entire Liestoppers expose here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/05/nc-das-push-for-legalized-nifonging.html
Monday, April 23, 2007
Transcripts on April 13 Nifong Bar Hearing
Durham, NC (TLS). The North Carolina Bar is continuing its investigation into charges of prosecutorial misconduct, lying to the court, and ethics violations on the part of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.
A hearing of the Bar was held on April 13. A transcript of that hearing is available below.
Nifong's legal woes began in the aftermath of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax scandal, the result of which was the proclamation of complete innocence of the students by N.C. Attorney-General Roy Cooper. Nifong's gross mishandling of the case, including that of prosecuting three innocent citizens for political gain, sent him before the Bar for possible disciplinary action that could result in his disbarment.
Liestoppers has provided the complete transcripts of the April 13 hearing. Click here to read:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/04/april-13-state-bar-hearing.html
A hearing of the Bar was held on April 13. A transcript of that hearing is available below.
Nifong's legal woes began in the aftermath of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax scandal, the result of which was the proclamation of complete innocence of the students by N.C. Attorney-General Roy Cooper. Nifong's gross mishandling of the case, including that of prosecuting three innocent citizens for political gain, sent him before the Bar for possible disciplinary action that could result in his disbarment.
Liestoppers has provided the complete transcripts of the April 13 hearing. Click here to read:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/04/april-13-state-bar-hearing.html
Thursday, April 12, 2007
CRYSTAL MANGUM EXPOSED! Arrest Records
Durham, NC (TLS). 'The Smoking Gun' website has exposed Crystal Mangum, the accuser in the Duke lacrosse rape hoax, and provided the complete official documents pertaining to her prior arrests.
Now that the North Carolina Attorney-General has proclaimed the complete innocence of the three falsely accused Duke lacrosse students, The Smoking Gun has decided to introduce the public to Ms. Mangum--the woman whose sole word was enough for a Durham District Attorney to bring three innocent lives to the brink of permanent ruin.
As you will see in the documents on file at The Smoking Gun, Ms. Mangum's arrest record is significant--not unusually long but significant enough to conclude that her testimony should be considered highly questionable at the very least.
This, in addition to the fact that her own father stated that his daughter was emotionally unstable, no doubt led Attorney-General Roy Cooper and his two special prosecutors to conclude that Ms. Mangum's testimony was sorely lacking in credibility.
To be fair, Ms. Mangum's plight elicits at least some pity. It is clear that she is a deeply troubled young woman who suffers from delusional ideation.
For this reason she should not be the one to bear the bulk of the responsibility and blame for the fiasco that ensued after her charges were made against the three Duke students.
The real villains in this case are Mike Nifong, who should have known better than to base an entire case upon the word of a delusional person, and the Durham Police Department that obviously sought to bury its gross misconduct by not only covering up their botched procedures but actually perpetrating a frame-up as a cover for their misdeeds. The local and state governments share in culpability as well, due to the fact that Judges and offices of District Attorneys carry the full weight of the government entities that employ them.
The Smoking Gun always provides insider scoops into most of the intriguing cases that make the news. For this reason we feature them in our list of preferred links on The Liberty Sphere.
Click here to go to the Crystal Mangum section of The Smoking Gun. There are three full pages of official documents tracing Mangum's prior arrest records:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0411071duke1.html
Now that the North Carolina Attorney-General has proclaimed the complete innocence of the three falsely accused Duke lacrosse students, The Smoking Gun has decided to introduce the public to Ms. Mangum--the woman whose sole word was enough for a Durham District Attorney to bring three innocent lives to the brink of permanent ruin.
As you will see in the documents on file at The Smoking Gun, Ms. Mangum's arrest record is significant--not unusually long but significant enough to conclude that her testimony should be considered highly questionable at the very least.
This, in addition to the fact that her own father stated that his daughter was emotionally unstable, no doubt led Attorney-General Roy Cooper and his two special prosecutors to conclude that Ms. Mangum's testimony was sorely lacking in credibility.
To be fair, Ms. Mangum's plight elicits at least some pity. It is clear that she is a deeply troubled young woman who suffers from delusional ideation.
For this reason she should not be the one to bear the bulk of the responsibility and blame for the fiasco that ensued after her charges were made against the three Duke students.
The real villains in this case are Mike Nifong, who should have known better than to base an entire case upon the word of a delusional person, and the Durham Police Department that obviously sought to bury its gross misconduct by not only covering up their botched procedures but actually perpetrating a frame-up as a cover for their misdeeds. The local and state governments share in culpability as well, due to the fact that Judges and offices of District Attorneys carry the full weight of the government entities that employ them.
The Smoking Gun always provides insider scoops into most of the intriguing cases that make the news. For this reason we feature them in our list of preferred links on The Liberty Sphere.
Click here to go to the Crystal Mangum section of The Smoking Gun. There are three full pages of official documents tracing Mangum's prior arrest records:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0411071duke1.html
Justifiable Outrage
Durham, NC (TLS). Despite the excellent news that all charges against the three Duke lacrosse students falsely accused are being dropped, including a strongly-worded proclamation of innocence by the North Carolina Attorney-General, there is no celebrating in Durham on the part of the lives disrupted and nearly ruined by the fiasco.
Instead there is outrage. And this outrage is justifiable.
Three innocent young men--David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann--were dragged through the absolute worst nightmare of their lives by being accused of crimes they did not commit, thus robbing them of a full year of student life, normal activity, and the pursuit of future professional employment. Their good names and reputations were not only sullied but dragged through the mud as an entire community it seemed united behind proclaiming them guilty.
And this was not even a case of guilty until proven innocent, as tyrannical as that is. They were proclaimed guilty, and in the minds of many there was no use in even having a trial at all. The court of public opinion had already issued its verdict--guilty no matter what the evidence or the facts say.
Certain special interest groups with a very well-known agenda came together with local personalities and entities as co-conspirators in this miscarriage of justice--Mike Nifong and the Durham D.A.'s office, the Durham Police Department, the Durham criminal justice system, the Durham Democratic Party, Duke University, the infamous 'group of 88' faculty members of Duke, the NAACP, the North Carolina Democratic Party, and certain members of the press and certain websites devoted to stirring up the pot bangers.
All of them now have egg all over their faces, in spite of their frantic attempts to appear delighted that the three students were proclaimed innocent.
Some of the co-conspirators, however, are still spouting their hateful venom. At least they are consistent if not very smart.
The fact that this entire affair has now been shown to be a hoax from top to bottom is a chilling microcosm of the state of the criminal justice system in America today. As devastating as this has been for the three young men and their families, who have suffered unfathomable emotional and financial loss, think of what would have happened had the three students come from families of meager means. They would have been totally overwhelmed and swallowed up by a system engaged in a legal equivalent of the story of David and Goliath, except in this case Goliath would have smashed David with his foot.
Had the accused been from a poor or lower-middle-class background, the massive machine of the North Carolina justice system would have engulfed them whole.
This is precisely why those who were adversely impacted by this hoax must take action--not only for themselves but on behalf of those who may not have fared so well had they been accused.
The State of North Carolina, as Mike Nifong's employer, is a co-defendant in this case. Nifong represented the state. His actions carried the weight of the state of North Carolina into any case he decided to prosecute. The same goes for Durham County. Government entities that are implicated in this hoax by the mere fact that Nifong acted in their name should bear some of the responsibility for this shameful display.
Thus, the outrage of the friends and family of the three students should be channeled into legal action. Each government entity involved in this case should be sued. The former accused students and their families are owed a massive bounty from the state of North Carolina and Durham...at least a million bucks a piece to each of the falsely accused.
Criminal charges should be brought against Mike Nifong and some within the Durham Police Department for perpetrating a heinous crime--that of falsely accusing and framing innocent people for crimes they did not commit. The criminal charges should be followed by civil suits.
The only way we are going to prevent this kind of horror from happening again and again is to make the penalty so severe that corrupt government officials will think twice before engaging in such charades.
In fact, the Duke lacrosse rape hoax is a perfect example of government run amok, of unfettered government power and the very real danger it poses to innocent citizens.
This is a golden opportunity to beat back the creeping crawl of government power and to win a big one for the rights of individual citizens. But in this case, it won't be Goliath who wins. 'Little David' will be the one who sends a stone hurling into the monster of big government, right between the eyes.
Such a moment is long overdue.
Instead there is outrage. And this outrage is justifiable.
Three innocent young men--David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann--were dragged through the absolute worst nightmare of their lives by being accused of crimes they did not commit, thus robbing them of a full year of student life, normal activity, and the pursuit of future professional employment. Their good names and reputations were not only sullied but dragged through the mud as an entire community it seemed united behind proclaiming them guilty.
And this was not even a case of guilty until proven innocent, as tyrannical as that is. They were proclaimed guilty, and in the minds of many there was no use in even having a trial at all. The court of public opinion had already issued its verdict--guilty no matter what the evidence or the facts say.
Certain special interest groups with a very well-known agenda came together with local personalities and entities as co-conspirators in this miscarriage of justice--Mike Nifong and the Durham D.A.'s office, the Durham Police Department, the Durham criminal justice system, the Durham Democratic Party, Duke University, the infamous 'group of 88' faculty members of Duke, the NAACP, the North Carolina Democratic Party, and certain members of the press and certain websites devoted to stirring up the pot bangers.
All of them now have egg all over their faces, in spite of their frantic attempts to appear delighted that the three students were proclaimed innocent.
Some of the co-conspirators, however, are still spouting their hateful venom. At least they are consistent if not very smart.
The fact that this entire affair has now been shown to be a hoax from top to bottom is a chilling microcosm of the state of the criminal justice system in America today. As devastating as this has been for the three young men and their families, who have suffered unfathomable emotional and financial loss, think of what would have happened had the three students come from families of meager means. They would have been totally overwhelmed and swallowed up by a system engaged in a legal equivalent of the story of David and Goliath, except in this case Goliath would have smashed David with his foot.
Had the accused been from a poor or lower-middle-class background, the massive machine of the North Carolina justice system would have engulfed them whole.
This is precisely why those who were adversely impacted by this hoax must take action--not only for themselves but on behalf of those who may not have fared so well had they been accused.
The State of North Carolina, as Mike Nifong's employer, is a co-defendant in this case. Nifong represented the state. His actions carried the weight of the state of North Carolina into any case he decided to prosecute. The same goes for Durham County. Government entities that are implicated in this hoax by the mere fact that Nifong acted in their name should bear some of the responsibility for this shameful display.
Thus, the outrage of the friends and family of the three students should be channeled into legal action. Each government entity involved in this case should be sued. The former accused students and their families are owed a massive bounty from the state of North Carolina and Durham...at least a million bucks a piece to each of the falsely accused.
Criminal charges should be brought against Mike Nifong and some within the Durham Police Department for perpetrating a heinous crime--that of falsely accusing and framing innocent people for crimes they did not commit. The criminal charges should be followed by civil suits.
The only way we are going to prevent this kind of horror from happening again and again is to make the penalty so severe that corrupt government officials will think twice before engaging in such charades.
In fact, the Duke lacrosse rape hoax is a perfect example of government run amok, of unfettered government power and the very real danger it poses to innocent citizens.
This is a golden opportunity to beat back the creeping crawl of government power and to win a big one for the rights of individual citizens. But in this case, it won't be Goliath who wins. 'Little David' will be the one who sends a stone hurling into the monster of big government, right between the eyes.
Such a moment is long overdue.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
DUKE RAPE HOAX ENDS TODAY
Durham, NC (TLS). At 2:30 PM, EDT, the Duke lacrosse rape hoax was brought to an abrupt end as North Carolina Attorney-General Roy Cooper announced that the remaining charges against the three falsely accused students were being dropped.
Cooper stated that after a three-month examination of documents, evidence, statements, and prosecutorial conduct, there is no credible evidence that the case should have been tried in the first place, and that continuing to try the case would lead to 'a bad result.'
In a stark reminder of the torture that the three students and their families have had to endure for over a year, Cooper stated that 'many owe apologies' to those whose lives were wrecked in this entire scandalous affair.
Although Cooper did not specify those who owe the apologies, the list is rather lengthy, from Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong, to the Durham Police Department, to the administration of Duke University, to the 'group of 88' Duke faculty members, and to the countless groups of race-baiters, special interest groups, and biased news organizations that proclaimed the guilt of three innocent students in order to advance their agenda.
This would include those who maintained, 'It doesn't matter if they are guilty or not. The issue is revenge for the years Black people were mistreated by whites in the criminal justice system.'
Such stupidity was the fuel that kept the locomotive of the hoax moving, despite some of the most flimsy evidence ever put forth by a prosecutor in the history of American jurisprudence.
Legal action is in order for those whose lives were brought to the brink of ruin in this case. Apologies are not enough. Ample restitution must be made in order for their to be absolution granted to a corrupt system of justice. And even then, it won't be absolution. The only redemption for a system that allowed this travesty to take place is a complete overhaul from top to bottom, routing out the stench of corruption at its core.
However, before we get down to the business of bringing the guilty to justice in North Carolina state government, this is truly a day of celebration for the three students whose lives were put on hold for the past year. This is their day in the sun. Their names have been cleared. This is a day of liberty for them and their families, and that liberty is sweet.
A word of sincere gratitude must go to those within the media and the blogosphere that worked endlessly and tirelessly to see that the lives of these three innocent young men were snatched from the jaws of ruin. At the forefront was Liestoppers. To Joan Foster and her colleagues at Liestoppers goes a tip of the hat for a job marvelously done.
There were others who blew the whistle on the corruption as well, such as K.C. Johnson, John in Carolina, The Johnsville News, and others. Many thanks for your wonderful work as well.
It is to be hoped that the nation will learn a valuable lesson from this despicable display of government corruption...that never again will we allow the innocent to be so treated in a system that supposedly presumes the accused to be innocent until PROVEN guilty in a COURT OF LAW.
This all-important precept is quickly being lost in America today. Perhaps the Duke case can serve as a corrective to a dangerous slippery slope that contends that anyone accused is assumed to be guilty and that the burden of proof is on them to establish their innocence.
In the United States of America, if we are to remain truly free, we MUST continue to assume that the accused are INNOCENT and that the burden of proof is on the state to establish their guilt. Without this vital distinction, no citizen is safe from having their lives ruined and their reputations dragged through the mud by an unfettered government that is bereft of any restraint.
Cooper stated that after a three-month examination of documents, evidence, statements, and prosecutorial conduct, there is no credible evidence that the case should have been tried in the first place, and that continuing to try the case would lead to 'a bad result.'
In a stark reminder of the torture that the three students and their families have had to endure for over a year, Cooper stated that 'many owe apologies' to those whose lives were wrecked in this entire scandalous affair.
Although Cooper did not specify those who owe the apologies, the list is rather lengthy, from Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong, to the Durham Police Department, to the administration of Duke University, to the 'group of 88' Duke faculty members, and to the countless groups of race-baiters, special interest groups, and biased news organizations that proclaimed the guilt of three innocent students in order to advance their agenda.
This would include those who maintained, 'It doesn't matter if they are guilty or not. The issue is revenge for the years Black people were mistreated by whites in the criminal justice system.'
Such stupidity was the fuel that kept the locomotive of the hoax moving, despite some of the most flimsy evidence ever put forth by a prosecutor in the history of American jurisprudence.
Legal action is in order for those whose lives were brought to the brink of ruin in this case. Apologies are not enough. Ample restitution must be made in order for their to be absolution granted to a corrupt system of justice. And even then, it won't be absolution. The only redemption for a system that allowed this travesty to take place is a complete overhaul from top to bottom, routing out the stench of corruption at its core.
However, before we get down to the business of bringing the guilty to justice in North Carolina state government, this is truly a day of celebration for the three students whose lives were put on hold for the past year. This is their day in the sun. Their names have been cleared. This is a day of liberty for them and their families, and that liberty is sweet.
A word of sincere gratitude must go to those within the media and the blogosphere that worked endlessly and tirelessly to see that the lives of these three innocent young men were snatched from the jaws of ruin. At the forefront was Liestoppers. To Joan Foster and her colleagues at Liestoppers goes a tip of the hat for a job marvelously done.
There were others who blew the whistle on the corruption as well, such as K.C. Johnson, John in Carolina, The Johnsville News, and others. Many thanks for your wonderful work as well.
It is to be hoped that the nation will learn a valuable lesson from this despicable display of government corruption...that never again will we allow the innocent to be so treated in a system that supposedly presumes the accused to be innocent until PROVEN guilty in a COURT OF LAW.
This all-important precept is quickly being lost in America today. Perhaps the Duke case can serve as a corrective to a dangerous slippery slope that contends that anyone accused is assumed to be guilty and that the burden of proof is on them to establish their innocence.
In the United States of America, if we are to remain truly free, we MUST continue to assume that the accused are INNOCENT and that the burden of proof is on the state to establish their guilt. Without this vital distinction, no citizen is safe from having their lives ruined and their reputations dragged through the mud by an unfettered government that is bereft of any restraint.
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ON DUKE RAPE CASE
Durham, NC (TLS). North Carolina Attorney-General Roy Cooper has summoned the three accused Duke lacrosse players and their families to Durham for a major announcement concerning the case this morning.
The Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) has been busy this evening as defendants and their families, and news personnel from across the country, are flying into Durham for this morning's news conference.
Sources close to the case indicate that this may be the end of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax after a long year of false accusations, racial tensions, shattered lives, lies and innuendo, and the antics of a prosecutor so obsessed with winning an election that all objectivity, ethics, and integrity were thrown out the window.
The fact that the accuser in the case changed her story at least a half-dozen times, finally stating she could not remember what happened, and then going silent, seemed to be the turning point in the unraveling of the hoax.
Needless to say, all eyes will be on Durham this morning as Roy Cooper makes his move.
The Liberty Sphere will keep you fully informed concerning late-breaking updates.....
The Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) has been busy this evening as defendants and their families, and news personnel from across the country, are flying into Durham for this morning's news conference.
Sources close to the case indicate that this may be the end of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax after a long year of false accusations, racial tensions, shattered lives, lies and innuendo, and the antics of a prosecutor so obsessed with winning an election that all objectivity, ethics, and integrity were thrown out the window.
The fact that the accuser in the case changed her story at least a half-dozen times, finally stating she could not remember what happened, and then going silent, seemed to be the turning point in the unraveling of the hoax.
Needless to say, all eyes will be on Durham this morning as Roy Cooper makes his move.
The Liberty Sphere will keep you fully informed concerning late-breaking updates.....
Thursday, April 05, 2007
To AG Cooper: Where's the Beef?
Durham, NC (TLS). Two weeks ago word leaked out from sources close to the Duke lacrosse rape hoax that the remaining charges against the three accused students were to be dropped. Several if not all of these sources were highly credible and would avoid impugning their reputations by giving false information.
Yet here we are going into the third week since the information surfaced, and there has been nothing but silence on the part of the Attorney-General Roy Cooper and the special prosecutors appointed to review the case.
In the meantime, many of those who were once enablers of the hoax have begun to drop like flies. One has taken down a website devoted to the cause. Members of the African-American community who once may have believed in the guilt of the three Duke students and the credibility of the accuser are now openly expressing doubt about the entire matter from top to bottom.
One anonymous source reported to The Liberty Sphere that at first they were willing to give the accuser the benefit of the doubt despite her dubious reputation. That source stated, 'But now it has become very clear that she is living up to her soiled reputation, confirming that not only is her credibility shot to bits but that she herself doesn't appear to even know what to believe about the events of that night.'
Even more questions have surfaced in the African-American community concerning Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong. Community leaders in Durham are beginning to openly question the motives and credibility of Nifong and coming to the stark realization that they have been duped by an opportunist looking for an easy ticket to the D.A.'s office. Not only that, but Nifong has set back race relations in Durham by at least a decade by playing up to the race baiters by bringing false charges against three innocent students.
Astute observers of race relations realize that every time someone is falsely accused, whether they be white or black, not only does the criminal justice system suffer but those who perpetuate the public displays of race baiting in these situations do more harm than good to the very cause they purport to promote.
Bitter emotions have been left in the wake of this gargantuan scandal. It will take literally years for Durham to heal from the carnage created by a rogue, opportunist District Attorney and his enablers in the community.
Positive signs have emerged, however, in the midst of this dark cloud. U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama has publicly called for a federal investigation into the actions of Mike Nifong and the Durham D.A.'s office. Activist Jessie Jackson endorsed the candidacy of Obama shortly after he called for such an investigation, which suggests the approval of Jackson.
The support of Senator Obama for a federal probe is an important addition to the chorus of voices from Republicans in Congress and in the North Carolina state legislature, who have been calling for such an investigation for quite some time. This turn of events shows that this is not a partisan issue. The fact that Democrats are beginning to jump aboard the bandwagon calling for a federal probe of Nifong is ample evidence that the unraveling of the hoax is taking a new turn.
Yet N.C. Attorney-General Roy Cooper remains silent. The Governor remains silent. The N.C. Democratic Party remains silent. And the Judge in the case remains silent.
Citizens all across North Carolina, and the entire nation, particularly those who care about honesty and integrity in the criminal justice system, are demanding the goods from Roy Cooper, or else a complete dismissal of the case. If he has evidence that no one knows anything about that justifies this foot-dragging, then he needs to immediately produce it for all to see. Otherwise, the charges against the three students need to be immediately dropped.
Thus, the following question begs an immediate response: 'Attorney-General Cooper, WHERE'S THE BEEF!?'
Liestoppers has complete, detailed info on the abandonment of the hoax here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/04/supporters-abandon-hoax.html
Yet here we are going into the third week since the information surfaced, and there has been nothing but silence on the part of the Attorney-General Roy Cooper and the special prosecutors appointed to review the case.
In the meantime, many of those who were once enablers of the hoax have begun to drop like flies. One has taken down a website devoted to the cause. Members of the African-American community who once may have believed in the guilt of the three Duke students and the credibility of the accuser are now openly expressing doubt about the entire matter from top to bottom.
One anonymous source reported to The Liberty Sphere that at first they were willing to give the accuser the benefit of the doubt despite her dubious reputation. That source stated, 'But now it has become very clear that she is living up to her soiled reputation, confirming that not only is her credibility shot to bits but that she herself doesn't appear to even know what to believe about the events of that night.'
Even more questions have surfaced in the African-American community concerning Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong. Community leaders in Durham are beginning to openly question the motives and credibility of Nifong and coming to the stark realization that they have been duped by an opportunist looking for an easy ticket to the D.A.'s office. Not only that, but Nifong has set back race relations in Durham by at least a decade by playing up to the race baiters by bringing false charges against three innocent students.
Astute observers of race relations realize that every time someone is falsely accused, whether they be white or black, not only does the criminal justice system suffer but those who perpetuate the public displays of race baiting in these situations do more harm than good to the very cause they purport to promote.
Bitter emotions have been left in the wake of this gargantuan scandal. It will take literally years for Durham to heal from the carnage created by a rogue, opportunist District Attorney and his enablers in the community.
Positive signs have emerged, however, in the midst of this dark cloud. U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama has publicly called for a federal investigation into the actions of Mike Nifong and the Durham D.A.'s office. Activist Jessie Jackson endorsed the candidacy of Obama shortly after he called for such an investigation, which suggests the approval of Jackson.
The support of Senator Obama for a federal probe is an important addition to the chorus of voices from Republicans in Congress and in the North Carolina state legislature, who have been calling for such an investigation for quite some time. This turn of events shows that this is not a partisan issue. The fact that Democrats are beginning to jump aboard the bandwagon calling for a federal probe of Nifong is ample evidence that the unraveling of the hoax is taking a new turn.
Yet N.C. Attorney-General Roy Cooper remains silent. The Governor remains silent. The N.C. Democratic Party remains silent. And the Judge in the case remains silent.
Citizens all across North Carolina, and the entire nation, particularly those who care about honesty and integrity in the criminal justice system, are demanding the goods from Roy Cooper, or else a complete dismissal of the case. If he has evidence that no one knows anything about that justifies this foot-dragging, then he needs to immediately produce it for all to see. Otherwise, the charges against the three students need to be immediately dropped.
Thus, the following question begs an immediate response: 'Attorney-General Cooper, WHERE'S THE BEEF!?'
Liestoppers has complete, detailed info on the abandonment of the hoax here:
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/04/supporters-abandon-hoax.html
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