http://poliblogger.com/?p=12114 A rough draft of my thoughts... Wed, 03 Oct 2024 07:11:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12114#comment-1363129 Sun, 17 Jun 2024 03:19:01 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12114#comment-1363129 This has been a fiasco, for the everyone involved. Those who suffered from Mike Nifong's professional misconduct include the boys who were accused, their parents, Ms. Mangum (the accuser), the city of Durham, the Duke Community, and the state of North Carolina. There are three more people or groups who are guilty of misconduct in inciting additional racial tensions in an already explosive situation when there was no evidence to prove anything had occurred. Those are the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpston, and the Black Panthers. I believe that all of these individuals who have suffered an injustice (the boys who were accused, their parents, Ms. Mangum (the accuser), the city of Durham, the Duke Community, and the state of North Carolina) deserve as vocal and newsworthy coverage of an apology as their attack on this community when this supposed attack occurred. I believe in equality for all races, but these 3 individuals/groups are quick to point out injustices to African-Americans, but don't apologize publicly (if at all) when they are wrong. I think the people of Durham and all of us at Duke University who have had to live through this past year being ashamed of saying where we worked or lived deserve that apology as much as anyone else. In fact, we demand it! This has been a fiasco, for the everyone involved. Those who suffered from Mike Nifong’s professional misconduct include the boys who were accused, their parents, Ms. Mangum (the accuser), the city of Durham, the Duke Community, and the state of North Carolina. There are three more people or groups who are guilty of misconduct in inciting additional racial tensions in an already explosive situation when there was no evidence to prove anything had occurred. Those are the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpston, and the Black Panthers. I believe that all of these individuals who have suffered an injustice (the boys who were accused, their parents, Ms. Mangum (the accuser), the city of Durham, the Duke Community, and the state of North Carolina) deserve as vocal and newsworthy coverage of an apology as their attack on this community when this supposed attack occurred. I believe in equality for all races, but these 3 individuals/groups are quick to point out injustices to African-Americans, but don’t apologize publicly (if at all) when they are wrong. I think the people of Durham and all of us at Duke University who have had to live through this past year being ashamed of saying where we worked or lived deserve that apology as much as anyone else. In fact, we demand it!

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