Mike Nifong, the prosecutor who moved forward with charges against three Duke lacrosse players accused of rape long after it was obvious they were innocent -- and who repeatedly made false statements about the case -- is facing a hearing before the North Carolina bar. And in today's session, Nifong's lawyer gave an unusual excuse for Nifong's actions.According to K.C. Johnson, the blogger who is covering the Nifong's hearing live, Nifong's lawyer said that although Nifong made false statements about the case, he did so only because he didn't know any better. That caused Chairman Lane Williamson to give this response:
the basic argument appears to be that Nifong is "in effect clueless"--"isn't that reason enough to say this man should not be doing what he's doing?"
So that's what we've come to. Three innocent men had their lives torn apart for more than a year, and the prosecutor responsible is about as remorseful as Cher after she nearly hit a bicyclist: "Oops, my bad."
