"Nifong example raises good questions"

Thanks to Marc A. for the heads-up. Op-ed here. Excerpt:

'To Nifong: To exploit social stereotypes in order to pursue and compound an injustice against the falsely accused.

When future generations of prosecutors gather around campfires, the Saga of Mike Nifong no doubt will be a frequently told tale.
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...What if those charged had been poor black men and the alleged victim a suburban white woman? Consider if either those charged, or allegedly victimized, were men, women, straight, gay, Asian, Latino, Native American, black, Caucasian, middle class or poor. Would this have influenced your response?

These are questions worth raising in our hometown as we consider whether justice would truly have been blind.'