Breaking news: Nifong drops (rape) charges against Duke lacrosse players
Of course this happens on a day I’m busy! Wanted to post the link though – be back to comment on it later:
Haditha charges issued
Allah has links galore on the news today that Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich will be charged with 13 counts of murder in the deaths of 24 people in Haditha last November.
A tale of two alleged gang rape cases in Durham, NC
Blogger KC Johnson compares a 1989 Durham gang rape case with the 2006 Duke lacrosse rape case and finds that unlike this year’s case, the case from 1989 was actually handled competently. Make sure to read the entire post – especially for the surprise you’ll find out at the end of it.
Duke lacrosse rape case update: DNA lab chief told by DA Mike Nifong NOT to report all DNA data
In a follow-up to this story from earlier this week in which defense attorneys filed papers in court which said that the DNA that was on the alleged victim was DNA from other men and not the accused, the Raleigh-News and Observer files this story:
Duke lacrosse defense team: DNA from OTHER men found on alleged “rape victim”
I’ve had several readers email me the link to this story this evening: