As hordes of media types followed him to the bathroom this morning, Durham District Attorney Michael Nifong actually had this to say:

I no longer get to go anywhere in my community without people knowing
who I am. I wish you could find me a way to give me my
anonymity back.

This from the man who ran to national media microphones non-stop in
March as he attempted to convict 46 Duke lacrosse team members in the
media. What about the lacrosse players who have had death threats and
have had to move into hotels during this sad episode? What about the
death threats to the home of Coach Mike Pressler as you heated the
community to a boiling point in the first two weeks of this case?
Pardon me if I don’t bemoan your loss of anonymity.

On another
note, this story includes my favorite journalistic trick: Reporters
cluck clucking about a “ludicrous” media over-reaction when they are part of it. Here’s the operative portion from the story:

No indictments had been announced by 12:30 p.m., but the
anticipation had reporters on a stakeout of District Attorney Mike
Nifong that was awkward, if not actually ludicrous.

Just after noon, Nifong emerged from his office and walked straight across the hallway to the bathroom.

Reporters
swiftly surrounded the bathroom door, a crowd that included five
television cameras, three still photographers, sound men with boom
microphones and at least a dozen print reporters.