Originally Posted By: the G-man
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No. It's the prosecution's job to convince the jury to render a guilty verdict


I understand your point. However, even that isn't a prosecutors job.

The job of a public prosecutor is to do justice, not merely convict. If the evidence isn't there, the DA is supposed to drop or reduce the charges.

The prosecution in this case arguably didn't do that. They pursued a vendetta for political reasons.

As such, they failed in their ethical obligations.


A shortcut to the point that MEM is totally misunderstanding the phrase 'beyond a reasonable doubt' and, apparently, our criminal justice system.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

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