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Originally posted by kddani
Cases like these are a reason why I do not think DA's or judges should be elected officials. They have to worry too much about what the public thinks and worry about reelection that it can cloud their ability to do the right thing.
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Hell freaking agreed. In my experience, prosecutors often fall into the mindset that they must obtain convictions at any cost -- making their jobs depend on public opinion only makes this worse.
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