> >>I guess what bothers me about the "exoneration" is that these guys were all born with silver spoons in their mouths and now we are expected to view them as not only wrongly accused but victims themselves. I hear the sound of big money talking. It always does.
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>Mike,
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>Let's all agree that these 3 guys were guilty of poor judgement. They did something very dumb. But they had a year of their lives ripped away, and this will likely affect their future. For a year, they felt the proverbial Sword of Damocles, all because of Nifong, who needs to be held accountable. This was always more about Nifong and political power, far more than it was about money.
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>And speaking of money, go back and read the case of Tawana Bradley. <s>
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>If we believe in letting the punishment fit the crime, yes, I view these three guys as victims. Our legal system is designed to address actual crimes more than stupidity.


We sure agree about Nifong, a classically overzealous D.A.