DISBARRED

The Duke lacrosse hoax continues to be the gift that keeps on giving:

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring Mike Nifong for his handling of the discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.

Nifong must surrender his law license to the bar no later than 30 days from when he is served with the order. He must also pay costs associated for his weeklong ethics trial that took place last month, including those incurred by the court reporter and witnesses.

And he must pay court costs for his disciplinary hearing.

Take note of the aggravating factors in the findings of fact:

1. Nifong’s conduct is aggravated by the following factors:

a. dishonest or selfish motive;
b. a pattern of misconduct;
c. multiple offenses;
d. refusal to acknowledge wrongful nature of conduct with his handling of the DNA evidence;
e. vulnerability of the victims Collin Finnerty, Reade Seligman and David Evans;
f. substantial experience in the practice of law.

I’d have to say, that pretty much sums up the case. Let the civil suits rain down.

What we shouldn't learn from the Duke lacrosse hoax

Let's consider what we need not learn from the Duke lacrosse hoax, courtesy of the righteous Reverend Tom Ehrich, who, apparently has lost his way:

Duke should be leading the way in a national reassessment of student life, campus ethics, entitlement and privilege, academic freedom, gender relations, underage alcohol use, exposure to liability for failure to provide a safe environment, and the role of over-involved parents.

Finally, the three exonerated young men need to learn from this episode. They have had a sobering look inside the criminal justice system, which should give them sympathy for the many who are unfairly accused.

"national reassessment of student life" - I call for a national reassessment of drunken, stoned stripper life

"campus ethics" - I think prosecutorial ethics are a bit of a pressing lesson

"entitlement and privilege" - maybe they 'bought' justice, but they shouldn't have had to. It is the duty of the JUSTICE system to provide it freely.

"academic freedom" - the right to accuse innocent students of grievous crimes doth not fall under the banner of academic freedom. The Duke 88 be damned.

"gender relations" - drunken and emotionally unstable strippers should do as little relatin as possible

"underage alcohol use" - yawn

"exposure to liability for failure to provide a safe environment, and the role of over-involved parents" - these two are so incoherent and ridiculous - I'll just relegate them to the 'wtf' category

"sympathy for the many who are unfairly accused" - shouldn't this lesson be directed towards the lying accusers and their enablers in the JUSTICE system?

hat tip: DIW