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T. Cline, Esq., Paragon of Ethics

By K.C. Johnson

No one can say that Durham voters didn?t know what they were getting when they chose Tracey Cline as their next ?minister of justice.? In the past three years, Cline has made her contempt for ethics known in virtually every way possible. Consider:During the campaign, Cline at best misled voters and at worst outright lied about her role in the lacrosse case, most notably by denying the written record that she developed the idea to initiate the legal case through a procedurally preposterous non-testimonial order against all 46 white lacrosse players.As the campaign proceeded, the Nifong Coalition rallied behind Cline, as Cline received the backing from the same four key institutions that bolstered Mike Nifong?the Herald-Sun, the Independent, the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, and the People?s Alliance...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on April 27, 2009 (boomark / email).