Some folks have absolutely no shame -- and Duke Rape Frame-Up Case prosecutor Mike Nifong is clearly one of them. He claims that he is not part of the problem in Durham, and that he will help heal the racial wounds and divisions that exist.

District Attorney Mike Nifong said after a private swearing-in Tuesday that he intends to help Durham heal the wounds of the Duke University lacrosse case.

The prosecutor, who faces ethics charges for his public statements about the sexual assault case against three former lacrosse players, began his four-year term of office in a ceremony closed to avoid reporters.

Nifong answered questions after the ceremony but declined to discuss the lacrosse case or whether he will remain its prosecutor. He said his work as Durham's top law enforcement official will be to help the community recover from the case, which has drawn international attention.

"I don't feel that I'm part of the problem. I feel that I have assisted in revealing the problem," Nifong said. "Durham has some healing to do. And I need to be part of that healing process, and I need to have something to do with how we move forward."

Let's see, mike -- you've taken a case that had potential to inflame racial tensions if mishandled and exploited it to get votes in the black community, while at teh same time engaging in prosecutorial misconduct that appears to violate a number of laws and the civil rights of the defendants. But you are the healer?

No, Mr. Nifong -- you are the carrier of the pathogen.

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