Posted by: Billy Hollis on Thursday, July 26, 2007 Mike Nifong finally came out and accepted what most of the rest of the world figured out almost a year ago. He gave a complete apology to his Duke victims, and said there is "no credible evidence" a crime was committed. OK, good so far. Too bad it was done under pressure of further punishment, but at least it's something. But it wouldn't be 21st Century America without the usual "healing" rhetoric: "We all need to heal," Nifong said during a court hearing, adding later, "It is my hope that all of us can learn from the mistakes in this case, that all of us can begin to move forward. It is my hope that we can start this process today."That turns my stomach. "All of us", indeed. Just what mistakes were made by a young lacrosse player who wasn't even on the scene when the crime was allegedly committed? In fact the group that "needs to heal" is almost entirely disjoint from the group that needs to "learn from the mistakes in the case". The Duke faculty that was so quick to judge on flimsy evidence certainly needs to learn from the mistakes in the case, but it seems highly doubtful that they will do so. Having suffered no discernable harm for their malicious behavior, they have no healing to do. They, like Nifong, will avoid any responsibility for their actions until outside pressure forces them to do otherwise. Unlike Nifong, they'll probably never see such pressure. |
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