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Originally posted by bilmore
I guess I have to agree with the basic idea, but this still scares me. At what point do we find that only blacks are charged with coke crimes? That only Catholics are charged with DWI? That only non-relatives of prosecutors are charged with . . . anything?
Or am I preaching to the choir?
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I agree that the risk of abuse of prosecutorial discretion is disturbing, but I've never really thought of its mere existence as alarming in the ways that you describe.
We need discretion in the system somewhere for the reasons that Atticus mentioned earlier. If the legislatures do not trust the judiciary to provide it, at least the prosecutors should have it. At least theoretically, in the event of abuse of discretion, the press will publicize it, and voters can throw the bums out.
BTW, a quick Google search reveals
here and
here that Marcus' case is before the GA Supremes now.
