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To: tejek who wrote (57180)	4/13/2007 8:47:09 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Sigh! Another outrageous chapter in the Dem "Culture of Corruption". Is there nothing too despicable for them in their zealous lust for power? Apparently not. **** This was a DA who had no qualms about inciting tensions in a racially charged case merely to win a close election. Or withholding exculpatory evidence from the defense - and then lying about it to a judge. NIFONG'S NONSENSE NEW YORK POST Editorial April 13, 2007 -- After spending a year looking to boost his career by ruining the lives of three innocent young men and accusing them of rape, Durham DA Mike Nifong now wants to avoid having his own life wrecked. So he "apologized" yesterday, following dismissal of the charges by North Carolina's attorney general. Fuhgeddaboudit. Nifong's persecution - er, prosecution - of these young men was selfish, reckless, out of control, damaging to them and socially inflammatory. He deserves no forgiveness whatsoever. None. Indeed, Nifong didn't even have the guts to deliver his "apology" personally, in front of the cameras. He just distributed a written statement to reporters. And the "apology" was hardly that. "To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect, I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused," the statement read. Bad judgments? Please. This was a DA who had no qualms about inciting tensions in a racially charged case merely to win a close election. Or withholding exculpatory evidence from the defense - and then lying about it to a judge. Nifong may think he's being magnanimous by handing out a piece of paper with his non-apology apology. He's not. What would a real stand-up guy do? Look at AG Roy Cooper. He took pains to declare not just that there wasn't enough evidence to sustain the charges, but that the three former Duke lacrosse players were entirely innocent of an attack that never even occurred. As defense attorney Jim Cooney noted: "You can accept an apology from someone who knows all the facts and simply makes an error. If a person refuses to know all the facts and then makes a judgment, that's far worse - particularly when that judgment destroys lives." Nifong would have done better to keep his mouth shut, rather than offer this mealy-mouthed statement. It was too little, too late. Let him pay the price. nypost.com