Betsy's Page: "The Durham District Attorney now wants to play hardball by pressuring all the members of the team who attended the party and had a previous citation for misdemeanors such as underage drinking or public urination. They had had deferrals of their prosecution for these misdemeanors on the understanding that they had to stay out of trouble for six months or a year. Now, the DA says that, by attending a party where there was drinking going on, they have violated that requirement and can be prosecuted for the original misdemeanor. Is this really how Durham voters want the DA's office to spend its time, prosecuting these kids? Or is it payback for the defense attorney filing a motion a couple of days ago for more information on the alleged victim? Or is it the DA's way to try to twist a few arms to get some kids to flip on their teammates and start changing their stories? "
Time will tell but this is continuing to look like desperation on the part of the "candidate" DA.
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