April 27, 2006 – 8:12 am
A few days ago, I mentioned the ACLU taking on the Chatham County (NC) Commissioners over the use of Jesus’ name at government meetings, in which the ACLU was basically told to go to Hell. Of course, the ACLU probably doesn’t believe in Hell, and, would probably sue if someone in government actually said that […]
April 26, 2006 – 2:48 pm
For what, you say? For this asshat: Family members of those killed on United Flight 93 are urging a North Carolina congressman to lift his hold on funding for a memorial planned for the Pennsylvania site where the plane crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly a dozen family members are scheduled to meet with their […]
April 25, 2006 – 10:50 am
From the Raleigh N&O: District Attorney Mike Nifong plans to reinstate misdemeanor charges against a half-dozen Duke lacrosse players, saying a March 13 party where a woman reported a rape broke the deals that the players made with prosecutors. Nifong’s decision could affect players who, before the party, had entered agreements in which prosecutors would […]
April 24, 2006 – 7:55 am
In my search for what is going on with the Duke lacrosse case, I ran across a story that you might think is a great idea, unless you are one of the people who park illegally in a handicapped space (from the Raleigh N&O) For those of you who are able-bodied in every way but […]
April 22, 2006 – 7:09 am
At what point does DA Mike Nifong, or a responsible judge, say, “umm, folks? This case is hosed.” (via WRAL) A photo identification report released Friday could blow a hole in the prosecution’s case in the Duke lacrosse rape investigation. Defense attorneys question whether the police were biased in their presentation. According to the identification […]
April 21, 2006 – 9:04 pm
This one slipped by the radar (via the N&O) Black leaders urged about 40 people gathered Thursday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church to be patient as the case against two Duke lacrosse players goes forward. State NAACP President William Barber Jr. warned the community not to engage in vigilante justice. “We cannot become cynical and […]
April 21, 2006 – 12:05 pm
Who’s paying her? (via the Raleigh N&O) At first, a stripper who performed at a Duke University lacrosse team party doubted the story of a colleague who told police she was dragged into a bathroom and raped. Now, Kim Roberts isn’t so sure. “I was not in the bathroom when it happened, so I can’t […]
April 20, 2006 – 10:16 pm
One of the lacrosse players was Black. Isn’t it kinda strange that a group which spends alot of time with him would be yelling racial slurs (I hate the word epithet, have since the OJ trial) with him around? And, again, isn’t it strange that 44 other players wouldn’t do jack squat to stop a […]
April 20, 2006 – 7:00 am
From NBC-17 (A Raleigh station) NBC has obtained exclusive photos that defense lawyers for the Duke University lacrosse players feel will exonerate their clients of rape charges. Collin Finnerty, 19, and Reade Seligmann, 20, were charged Tuesday with first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and first-degree kidnapping after a woman said she was raped and beaten […]
April 18, 2006 – 7:27 am
Very early this AM, two players were arrested (via the Raleigh N&O) Duke University lacrosse players Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty were charged today with first degree forcible rape, first degree sexual offense and kidnapping in connection with a reported rape at a Duke University lacrosse party, according to George Naylor, director of the jail. […]
