Prosecutorial misconduct is something that most people hold to be immeasurably immoral. Other than Prosecutors, that is. Oh sure, they will all line up in well spaced rows reminiscent of a regiment of soldiers condemning that sort of behavior. Yet they have their way of looking at what constitutes said act, or acts.
This way of thinking, warped as it is, and essentially Utilitarian in nature, says that the end justifies the means. It is in their collective DNA from all appearances. Alright, perhaps not all, but in the vast majority, winning, at any cost, while maintaining the appearance of high virtue is a given.
Convict for infractions and misdemeanors based in political correctness, and mysandry while knowing that there will be felony penalties attached but making sure that the defendant does not know that is just good business. Ignoring the Constitution that they swore to uphold, be that state or federal, and enforcing things like ex post facto law? They,as a group, are good to go. After all, the SCOTUS confirmed that such is the law of the land. Logic and morality be damned!
“When the government is allowed to use vague statutes to pursue prosecutions, no American is safe from stumbling into a vast, sticky web. Yet the use of such statutes has grown to such a perilous degree in the past quarter-century – especially via laws governing activity in cyberspace – that citizens can run afoul of laws that they do not know exist and that no one can really explain.”
Where will this stop? I have no idea. When will it stop? Same answer. With the caveat that I most certainly do not expect the Republicans to do anything about it. Remember Ramos and Compean? The Democrat attacks on civil liberties are just as evil, and unfolding before our eyes every day. Is the Internet next? No,it’s already in their sights as a target in their never ending crusade for unbridled power and control over our lives, and has been for some time.
Read the whole thing HERE.
Tags: Democrats, Law, News, Politics, Republicans
October 21, 2009 at 05:53
Patrick,
good read.
Steve
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October 21, 2009 at 07:20
Thanks Steve, that means a lot coming from you.
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