Nifong Issues Apology to Ex-Lacrosse Players

WRAL.com ^ | April 12, 2007 | Associated Press

[GOPRaleigh]

Nifong Issues Apology to Ex-Lacrosse Players

Posted: 2 minutes ago

Durham — The local prosecutor who charged three Duke lacrosse players with raping a stripper apologized Thursday, acknowledging the decision of state prosecutors to dismiss all charges against them was correct.

"To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect, I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused," Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said in a statement.

[TommyDale]

Does he think this will save his butt?

[SF Republican]

Can they sue him in civil court or does he have immunity?

[GOPRaleigh]

He may think it will but it won’t. This guy is cooked.

[Inspectorette]

Words fail me - can he go any lower!?

[SmoothTalker]

This should have been issued April 12th 2006.

[guido911]

Well, that should end the issue.../sarc off

[P-40]

And I thought Durbin’s apology was lame...

[mewzilla]

"To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect...

Snort. Like deliberately withholding Brady material?

[COBOL2Java]

Butt, meet cover.

[Suzy Quzy]

Too late.....he needds to lose his law license and be sued.

[prairiebreeze]

"To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect, I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused,"

More meaningless words advanced as a so-called apology.

You're toast, Nifong.

[Crawdad]

A very wise person over at Liestoppers.com just wrote, “I think we’ve seen the last day in this country during which someone doesn’t publicly apologize for something.”

[GOPRaleigh]

How do you ping people? Howlin and others need to see this - this guy is beyond words!

What a weak apology...

[prairiebreeze]

More CYA, meaningless words.

[napscoordinator]

Why is he free to make such statements? He should be behind bars by now. He is a horrible excuse for (I’ll be nice) a lawyer....I cannot believe he gave this BS apology after RUINING three peoples lives. Terrible! I hope he has to sell everything he owns to pay these guys back.

[Dog Gone]

This is ridiculous. Like he just came to his senses?

[prairiebreeze]

ping

[MrB]

Give them their good name back, Nifong.

Here’s the equivalent -

go to the top of a hill on a windy day with a feather pillow, rip it open, and scatter the feathers.

Now, put them back.

[Howlin]

DukeLax Ping!!!

[unkus]

Nifong-you are a scum bag.

[Paine in the Neck]

An APOLOGY!!??!! For his criminal abuse of power an apology is all he can come up with? How about a resignation!

[holyscroller]

Sorry Nifong. Too little, too late. I hope you kiss your career good bye. That’s the least you deserve. P.S. Take Johnny Sutton with you on the way out.

[Suzy Quzy]

Just put them in the “To: line

[theFIRMbss]

[JustaCowgirl]

I hope those young men tell the Fong to sit on it and rotate.

[dirtboy]

This is ridiculous. Like he just came to his senses?

It's his last effort to crawl out from under the bus before it backs over him again.

[Mark was here]

Nothing is more sincere than an apology with strings, terms and conditions applied.

[GOPRaleigh]

duh!!! i feel stupid - thanks!!!!

[SE Mom]

I went to Fox- they don’t have the full statement. Tried WRAL- but get page cannot be found...anyone have the full text of his woefully inqadequate admission?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Nifong has some kind of mental problem.

He continued to pursue this long after his reelection was ensured and long after he knew for a fact that they were innocent.

My fear is that he won’t get what he has coming to him.

[Howlin]

Weak, weak.

Pitiful; Greta took him apart............LOL>

BTW, to ping somebody, just put their nick in the TO box. If you put more than one, put a semi-colon between them.

[Mr. Mojo]

"I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect,"

No, 'Fong, you knew full well they were innocent. Your error in judgment was in thinking that you and your whore would be able to get away with it. ....and now you'll pay.

[oceanview]

NiFong should be arrested. that is the only check and balance possible in incidents like this - the grand jury system is already heavily stacked against the accused, and rogue prosecutors like this guy just push the system too far to the edge.

[Inspectorette]

An APOLOGY!!??!!

It's a NON-apology.

[onyx]

Thanks for the ping.

I was looking for the thread after hearing Shep and Greta.

Nifong is definitely a sociopath and a pathetic one at that. They’re usually a lot smarter, like bill clinton for example.

[Howlin]

That’s it:

“To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect, I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused,” Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said in a statement.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Sounds about as sincere as Bubba.

[RegulatorCountry]

How do you ping people?

Enter their screen names in the "to" field, separated by a semicolon, and put the word "Ping" in the reply field. It's really very straightforward.

[Sue Perkick]

You’re about 13 months too late there Mikey.

[John Jorsett]

I leaked lies to the press, withheld or ignored exculpatory evidence, violated the canons of criminal procedure, did everything possible to railroad you into a conviction that would have sent you to prison and branded you sex criminals forever, and generally destroyed your lives.

Sorry.

Sincerely,
Mike Nifong

[Crawdad]

Nifong has some kind of mental problem.

Maybe he's just a really mean person.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

A prosecutor has immunity if he acts “within the scope of his employment.” This immunity flows from the State’s Sovereign Immunity. However, if he acts outside that scope, particularly with malice, he is open to personal liability. Some government officials in the State and Federal Governments carry liability insurance just in case. One thing that stands out to me was his out of court statements against the defendants that proved to be lies. Also, I seem to recall that he failed to provide exculpatory evidence to the defendants (Brady vs. Md.).

[Sicon]

Hmmm, withholding exculpatory evidence from the defense, conducting improper lineups, making repeated defamatory and pre-judgemental remarks about the case to the press, conspiring with the DNA lab director to withhold/ignore evidence...

Apology NOT accepted!

Nifong is going down, big time. Hopefully, the players can sue Duke and it's cabal of lynch-mob professors into oblivion as well.

[Jrabbit]

I hope he keeps talking....dig a deeper hole....try to dig himself out using his cloven hooves.

[pnh102]

Going back to what one of the players mentioned... What about all of the other innocent people Nifong screwed over... the ones who were not rich and could not afford to defend themselves. Surely there must be some innocent people serving time in jail or prison because of this persecutor.

Someone in NC needs to go over every single case that Nifong's office has handled to ensure that no innocent people were wrongly convicted of any crime. Nifong himself must be prosecuted because the handling of this case could not possibly be the result of negligence. Any honest lawyer would have dropped these charges long ago due to lack of evidence and witness credibility issues. The only possible explanation for this conduct must be malice.

[mewzilla]

All I can find so far...

Duke D.A. Nifong Apologizes To Lacrosse Players

[ohioWfan]

Oh, that will give them their lives back........

[jerry639]

Stuff the apologies Nifong. Get out the check book, the deed to your home and the car title. The parents of these young men will make you pay dearly for what you did.

[American Quilter]

Typical non-apology apology. Insufficient. I hope the players sue him—perhaps it will serve as a warning to other dishonorable prosecutors.