Liestoppers simple, powerful service

The other day Liestoppers put a simple post together. It contains facsimiles of the Durham Crimestoppers “Wanted” poster and the so-far anonymous “Vigilante” poster as well as links to posts concerning the posters which KC Johnson has published and others I’ve published.

Those posters were major contributors to the myth that the lacrosse players were not cooperating with police. The posters helped inflame the less stable elements of the Duke and Durham communities. The posters provided “cover” for DA Mike Nifong and certain Durham Police officers as they worked to frame three innocent Duke lacrosse players. And the posters added greatly to the physical dangers the players faced as well as those faced by ordinary citizens who might be unintended victims of unstable individuals and hate groups.

The more we learn about the posters’ productions and distributions, the more we’ll know about the “how,” “who” and “whys” of the frame-up and subsequent efforts to cover it up.

Both posters will undoubtedly serve as bases for multiple law suits naming many individuals and organizations.

The “Wanted” poster is already the basis of a request by Durham attorney Alex Charns, acting on behalf of an unindicted Duke lacrosse player, for an official investigation by DPD and Durham City into its production and distribution, and a full, public apology by DPD and Durham City for its distributions which Charns says libeled the members of the lacrosse team. DPD and Durham City have denied responsibility for the poster and declined to agree to Charns’ requests.

The Durham and North Carolina publics have a huge need to know about the posters. It’s too bad the Raleigh N&O, Bob Ashley’s Herald Sun and Duke’s Chronicle aren’t reporting on the issues, people and organizations involved with the posters.

Liestoppers renders a powerful public service with its post: CrimeStoppers and Vigilante Posters.

Thank you, Liestoppers.