Is it time to hang Nifong yet?
The day may be approaching – if its not actually here already.
Nifong – the infamous prosecutor in the Duke “alleged rape’ case, appears to have been caught with semen where it doesn’t belong – or rather, where it does belong, but not belonging to someone who he wanted it to.
The latest DNA tests are in. There is a “possible” match on a fake fingernail, but it doesn’t match any of the accused players. But – this “evidence” will never make it into court, because the fake fingernail was lifted from a trash bin in the bathroom, where it was commingled with all sorts of other things that bear DNA – facial tissues, toilet paper, etc – the sort of things that are in everyone’s bathroom trash can.
Oh, and there’s usually lots of DNA from the people who live there in that can too.
But what’s particularly galling is how the “mainstream media” handled the press conference. If you were watching it on CNN or any of the other major networks, you would have never seen the rest of it. Only audio – from Mike Savage, along with a few other sources, from those who managed to snag the uplink off Satellite (before CNN .et.al. managed to edit it) got out.
But what was in there was particularly galling – and sure sounds like enough reasonable doubt to drive a Mack Truck through for the players. It also provides a clear alibi for the “injuries consistent with rough sex” the accuser suffered – and which she claims were the result of a rape by the players.
See, there was no semen in or on her from any of the players. But there was semen. And, according to that press conference, it belonged not to a player, but to someone
known to the Durham Police Department.Now how does your DNA become “known to the police”? Only one way – you’ve had a sample taken
and logged at some point. And how does
that happen? It happens when you’re either accused or worse, convicted of a criminal offense
where DNA is at issue. Where is DNA usually at issue? In two places, most of the time – rape and murder investigations.
So this is rich – the accuser had sex with someone who is either an accused or convicted criminal. Then, she is allegedly
gang raped by the team, but in that assault
none of the players manages to leave
any DNA evidence anywhere on (or in) her. And not only is the only DNA evidence that
is recovered hopelessly contaminated, the accused three
are excluded even from it!Ok guys and gals. Rape is a horrible crime.
But false allegations of rape are worse. They are
commonly used as weapons, and in
this case, it appears that it was used for political enhancement.
I can’t imagine how Nifong thinks he can get a conviction
now, with the tests in. He’s lied so many times it’s not funny. First he said the original DNA would match a player. He also said there was no semen. We now know
both claims were false – and that the semen found matches either a convicted or suspected criminal who is
not a Lacrosse player. And two of the three accused players – the third has yet to speak in public – have damn-near airtight alibis, including independent records from service providers, Duke’s card-key system, cell phone records and ATM machines.
Oh, and there are reports that the Prosecutor has been applying “pressure” to the taxi driver to change
his story! The truth isn’t good enough?
IF this allegation is false – and I believe the evidence at this point is very strong that indeed it is – then
both the accuser and Nifong need to do hard time. These boys, if they are indeed innocent, have had their lives trashed, been suspended from school and forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars (if not more) on legal defense fees -
for absolutely no reason other than to buttress the political campaign of a prosecutor.If we allow this to stand, as a society, then we are no longer a nation of laws.
In fact, we’re not much better than Saddam.
