Nifong’s appropriateness

Since DA Mike Nifong hid exculpatory DNA evidence from the defense and public during his election campaign, there was a shameful appropriateness to his hiding his swearing in ceremony from media and the public.

Media and the public were also given a false story as to why they couldn’t witness and record Nifong swearing to uphold the Constitution.

Given Nifong’s conduct as DA, a false story was a most appropriate beginning to Nifong’s new term.

Now at newsobserver.com we find this headline: “Nifong swearing-in becomes private.”

Since Nifong’s used the public office of DA for his private benefit, could the N&O have run a more appropriate headline?

Usually a swearing in is something the office-holder looks forward to and welcomes friends and the public to attend.

But Nifong’s swearing in confronted him with two choices:

1) Bad – Hide from the public, put out a false cover story and take a pounding for that

2) Worse than Bad – Have the cameras record and the public witness his swearing to uphold the Constitution, and then face the national scorn and anger that would follow that.

Nifong knew his Bad choice was the best he could hope for.

Don’t believe his denials. He, like us, knows “the noose is tightening.”