Duke Lacrosse Case ESPN Documentary

GoNoles85
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:49:18 +0000

Can you imagine if a DA’s office had video of a police officer shooting a suspect 8 times in the back and not indicting the police officer or doing anything until the video came out?

(Shocked. Just shocked!!)

There are lots of Nifong’s out there.

A lot more than we’d like to think. Hey, look, believe me I used to think the justice system was blind and fair but let’s be honest if you are wealthy and powerful you get a fine and a slap on the wrist if you are middle class or especially lower class economically you get tossed in jail and any questions can be asked later. It is really difficult not to see that argument at this point.

I do think that most police officers are well trained and honest but it isn’t as high a percentage as I would have told you before. I don’t have any reason to distrust the cops but I can only say that because I am white/hispanic (but look white enough). It isn’t a big deal to me personally but it is a big deal to me as an advocate suddenly. Wrong is wrong. More people have to start asking more questions.

Anyway, ESPN has had numerous excellent documentaries. The one of Marcus Dupree, a running back in case you don’t know, brought me to tears. The ESPN docs are TV at it’s best.

I’ll add that lawyers are not very well thought of by most people in this country and with good reason but the defense attorneys in the Duke case are heroes in every sense of the word.