As it happens, I live right in the middle of all this. My middle school aged son plays lacrosse, has attended Duke summer lacrosse camps since he was 8 years old, and idolizes some of the players, many of whom are involved in the summer camp program..

The Duke lacrosse team has some truly priviledged and arrogant young men, who showed terrible judgement and entitlement, and I am somewhat bothered that the poor judgement, entitlement, and really bad behaviors that precipitated this whole thing are now being completely ignored. (Most top collegiate athletesThe entire team was at that party, and conducted themselves in a manner that makes them terrible role models. My son's father and I had terrible arguments about continuing to send him to Duke camps. (I lost.)

Having got that off my chest, what Nifong has done is, IMHO, criminal, and justice would be served if he were criminally charged, found guilty, and sent to prison. What he did made an absolute mockery of a troubled justice system of which he was the head. The division, pain, and racial division his handling of this case caused, and his absolute disregard for his office, the lives of the people involved and the impact on Durham, in particular, and this entire metro region are dispicable and represent terrible abuse of power and disregard for justice.

Janie