But not by much.
Well, you knew that former Duke lacrosse rape case fabricator/DA Mike Nifong was gonna do some hard time. At the very least, I figured he'd get a Pair Hilton sized sentence for his tomfoolery.
Nah, more like Nicole Richie.
Disgraced former District Attorney Mike Nifong reported to the Durham County Jail at 8:45 a.m. to serve a one-day sentence. Last week a judge sentenced Nifong to 24 hours behind bars after finding him guilty of lying in court during the Duke lacrosse case.I lost track of this case over the past few weeks, so I can't really understand why his sentence is so light. Yes, he's been disbarred, and his next job will probably get him familiar with the term "paper or plastic?", but still this cat nearly sent three innocent young men to prison. Let's not forget, Mike never even spoke to the alleged victim (who turned out to be little more than a coked up stripper. Sorry, ya'll, the truth, however belated, still hurts) before charging these guys. Luckily, since they're rich, and have resources, they were able to "lawyer up", and "beat them charges like Rocky".
The disbarred district attorney was further disgraced when a judge found him guilty of criminal contempt of court for withholding DNA evidence during the Duke lacrosse investigation and then lying about it to the court.
Nifong, who spent nearly 30 years of his life prosecuting people and putting them behind bars, is now the one imprisoned. He turned himself into officials this morning just before 9 a.m.
Still, 24 hours though? Really?! This man basically pandered to the black community for re-election, nearly transfers three students to Pen State, and barely gets one day behind bars? Please!
Mike Nifong should be sentenced to a whole month in the same cells as the countless other people he's probably unfairly convicted over the years. Lost in the shuffle here is that if Nifong did this once, he probably did it twice, if not 20 times. Those victims might not have had the money or wherewithal to beproperly represented. Undoubtedly, there are some unhappy campers at Central Prison right now. Mike Nifong should be washing their draws.
The three victims won't be victims much longer. Part of me wondered why they weren't "going harder" on Nifong during the press conferences after they were freed. I mean, after all, he's the sole reason why they were arraigned in the first place. I would have come out that mug' tryin' to swing on somebody.
Their composure wasn't without reason, however. These dudes are in the process of suing the City of Durham for $30 million dollars. Damn!
So, when Hillside High School doesn't have books next Fall, we'll know why. Something about this whole episode just seems so, so wrong.
Don't drop the Camay, Mike.
Former DA Nifong Reports To Jail [NBC 17]
