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Thursday, June 21, 20071182433835
The Horrors and heroes of the Mike Nifong / Crystal Gang Mangum Hoax
The story is well known: Crystal Gail Mangum -- a prostitute and stripper who had previously falsely accused innocents of rape -- once again accused youths of rape. Michael Byron Nifong, the corrupt prosecutor of Durham County, North Carolina -- acted on those charges, in spite of Mangum's unreliably testimony and increasingly strong contradictory evidence.
Mike Nifong is now no longer a lawyer and no longer a prosecutor. His victims will be suing him, so he may lose his pension. The State may further prosecute him, so he may lose his liberty.
Criminals
It's easy to feel sorry for him, but it's important to remember how close he came to getting away with his evil. At worst, youths would have spent decades in prison, and become the victims of sadistic guards and fellow inmates who are real rapists. At best Nifong would drop the charges while still slandering the youths (read Gerald Bard Tjoflat's words for more).
The State Bar voted to investigate him by only one vote.
Clearly, the actions of the mainstream media were part of the horror. By referring to Crystal Gail with positively charged words as a "working mother" and "college student," they were complicit in covering up her past crimes and forming the Mike Nifong hoax echo chamber.
However, there were heroes too. Dilby.com's research was a great effort to break the echo chamber and let the truth -- that Crystal Gail Mangum is a liar and Michael Byron Nifong is a corrupt prosecutor -- be known.
If Dilby's work helped to shift just one vote of the NC State Bar -- which is quite possible -- then Dibly.com is a hero. For even the innocent athletes who fought back had little choice. But Dilby risked his reputation so that the truth could be known.
08:50 Posted in Blogosphere, Media | Permalink | Comments (8) | Email this | Tags: crystal gale mangum, crystal gail mangum, sexual predators, msm, mainstream media, mike nifong, duke
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Dan,
Bill Anderson over at LewRockwell.com also wrote tirelessly about the Duke case. I believe he was even in close contact with some of the parents. He certainly deserves some praise as well.
Regards,
TDL
Posted by: TDL | Thursday, June 21, 2007
While I only just found it, Durham-in-Wonderland [1] is still doing amazing work.
[1] http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Dan tdaxp | Thursday, June 21, 2007
Dan,
Thanks for the link. There is some great, well written and written posts there. It seems to me that much of these issues are systemic. I think the election of judges (an ongoing issue of corruption here in Illinois) is one of the systemic issues that has to be resolved in N.C. and elsewhere. There seems to be many other issues, but I am not well read enough about the criminal justice system to identify them.
Regards,
TDL
Posted by: TDL | Friday, June 22, 2007
Believer Of Faith
I will be calling Mr. Hardin first thing this morning! My family has waited far too long for answers and JUSTICE for my murdered brother!
We have been given the run-around like a dog chasing it's own tail, treated like dirt, and DEMAND their be ACCOUNTABILITY, and a TRUE investigation! Only because we are in another state, they think they can say and do whatever they want and are not responsible?!
I hope other families of murdered loved ones who died under Nifong's reign of corruption will also rise up and be heard! The legal system came to a halt, cases are backed up to an incredible number, and have been tossed to the side while the parade passed on and on and on!
There are PLENTY more equally inept officials STILL in office who also need to be exposed and removed! To think Nifong is the only one is foolish. To think there will be any CHANGE is also a farce. Unless there is a COMPLETE cleaning of house, the only honest change will be just a name on a door!
We live in a world where we read daily of our elected officials and memebers of law enforcement being found guilty from everything to murder, to numerous crimes too many to mention!
These are people we have elected, and who are supposed to protect us?! What example does that leave for the citizens?! It has made me bitter against the system that I believed to be in place of OUR rights and safety!
So, if Mr. Harding does nothing, this will just prove to be another example of denial, and more dirt swept under the rug. It saddens me to see him say that Nifong is over, and to not take responsibility for his actions! How can you ever recover unless you admit there is something wrong?!
The last thing Durham needs is for things to go on as they were! The politicians and officials should be shouting for reform instead of hoping the passage of time will dull our memories......
I would certainly consider this truly be, "The Worst Of Times!"
The days and weeks ahead will be the test to see just which direction the city chooses to take. Let us pray they go forward!
Respectfully,
Rhonda Fleming
Posted by: Rhonda Fleming | Sunday, June 24, 2007
Rhonda,
Can you share your story? I think I would like to feature it.
Posted by: Dan tdaxp | Monday, June 25, 2007
Dan,
First off, congratulations. I hope you have a happy and "productive" marriage. More to the point of this original post. I thought that you might find this story interesting;
http://www.lewrockwell.com/anderson/anderson193.html
Regards,
TDL
Posted by: TDL | Thursday, June 28, 2007
I would think this would prove to show further contempt of court, and that Nifong again believes in his OWN "standards?!"
Another fine example of corruption in office, and is doing nothing but eroding our confidence in not only the government officials "WE" voted into office, but also the government itself!
Holding an office has become a system where if you are a member, are entitled to do as you wish without consequence! There are 2 sets of laws, one for us, and the other for "THEM!"
Another lovely fact is the state pays to defend them, meanwhile citizens lose their homes and life savings to have their cases heard! Completely ABSURD!
I must admit to enjoying the side show! Nifong comes into his appointment by deception, continued in deceptive practices, and is STILL trying to deceive us, and himself! He is truly the epitome of a COWARD!
Now that he doesn't have his title to contort and hide behind, he has turned into a sniveling wimp! Hiding his head in the sand and playing his guitar will not change the fact that his avoidance will last only for a season, then his day WILL come!
Until then he is providing us with A LOT of entertainment, and I am glad to see that he is suffering and frightened! This short taste of his own medicine cannot compare to the deaths of innocent lives of citizens whom he has ignored and defiled!
He should be so ashamed, and apologetic knowing he purposely almost sent 3 innocent men to jail for years for a crime he KNEW they did not commit, completely ignore murder cases and the entire judicial system ground to a halt for ONE case?! And do we honestly think this was the only circumstance?!
He cannot hide, nor ignore the fact that he indeed shall reap what he has sewn, and EVERYTHING he did was by his own choice, for his own motives and agenda!
He is now only beginning to have any sort of pain, AND he is GUILTY by his own admission! Whatever feelings of fright he may have are not near as close to the ones HE was responsible for when they were INNOCENT! The bitter taste of the truthful pill is not nearly as bitter of those of tears of horror and death!
Nifong is by far alone in his dubious abuses in power, and to NOT hold him LEGALLY responsible is a MOCKERY to the very laws he was entrusted to obey and uphold!
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Posted by: Rhonda Fleming | Saturday, June 30, 2007
http://boards.courttv.com/showthread.php?s=ff8204a21c4d250c051e99d026299303&threadid=299342
Here is a thread I made about Jack's murder, and I have included a link to a MySpace page that have also added documents to, and they are listed in the pictures section.
If you would like to speak to me 1-1, e-mail me through either that or CTV, my username is Justice4Jack.
We have waited 2 years too long, and I would be MORE than happy to expose the truth, and "out" other officials who too have committed dirty deeds, and far worse than the hoax!
http//www.MySpace.com/justice4jack
Posted by: Rhonda Fleming | Monday, July 02, 2007