Innocence is in short supply all around

Mike Nifong, who some could argue was the last man left to defend a Black woman (out of ambition or ethics I'm not sure), resigned today. In a surprise move, he announced his resignation at his trial.

Now, this doesn't warrant my same Don Imus outrage, but it cracks me up that people are so incensed over the "injustices" done to these white, privileged lacrosse players. I will be the first to acknowledge that women lie about being raped. Maybe the Duke players really are innocent of the crime they were indicted for, but they are by no means innocent victims: fuck 'em.

If this were a group of Black athletes that were falsely accused of raping a woman, God knows if anyone would questions their innocence let alone attempt to vindicate their reputations. But of course, this is America and this situation is just another example of how Blacks have usurped what is just and good in white people. This story clashes almost beautifully with the recent story of a young, Black man being released from serving a kajillion year prison sentence for having consensual sex with a 15 yr old girl when he was 17. Where were his champions several years ago when he was being shipped off to prison?

What about the countless (and growing) number of minority men being charged, then later acquitted of crimes they never committed? These lacrosse players will go about their lives untarnished. They always had a chance; even when they were knee deep in this shitty situation, they had options, lawyers, and money....and their skin color. None of them would have spent long in jail, and while anyone wrongfully accused and imprisoned is an indication of our screwed up judicial system, they still would have come out on top. That is the way privilege works.

So it saddens me to see Mike Nifong pushed into this corner. I obviously can't say with any validity that he is an innocent man, but I cannot forget the courage and persistence he demonstrated when it came to fighting the white guard of privilege to bring justice to a Black woman.