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Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch
Then vote against the guy whose discretion you disagree with, or whose idea of what constitutes a "high-profile" case is different from yours. But to enshrine a rule that a prosecutor must file charges that he or she predicts will result in an acquittal is incredibly dystopian, but you can’t see that because you assume it’s a weapon that will only ever be pointed at the enemy. Funny thing about the criminal justice system: the more you empower it, the worse it gets for the people for whom it’s always been bad.
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If I didn't post it in the post you are responding to, I know I have said it elsewhere: take the whole process out of the "tainted" hands. (I use the quotation there not to suggest I mean the opposite, but because I am using it as a term of art). Presumably, if the review is impartial, it will reveal whether or not there is a case, and the decision to indict will be more favorably received.
I know, I know, Kenneth Starr. But nobody's going to spend Kenneth Starr money on a shooting resulting from two drunks fighting with each other.
