An Immigration Prosecution Shows Abuses of Federal Power
What are the consequences when the wheels of justice begin to grind, assuming a logic that sometimes precludes reason and fairness. Full Story »
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Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 21, 2009 - 7:05 AM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala - Jul 21, 2009 - 7:05 AM PDT
This suffers from a classic problem of relying on anecdotal, partisan evidence for a thesis that calls for comprehensive data. The additional examples of prosecutorial overreach presented include the Duke Lacrosse team prosecution and that of Ted Stevens, neither of which are examples of government abusing corporations, which is where his concern lies.
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Brief piece discussing a fact that many people don't often hear from the media: government prosecutors at all levels make huge mistakes that ruin lives and reputations. These mistakes are often made out of self-interest (the high profile cases of Ted Stevens and the Duke Lacrosse team are mentioned).
The American judicial system, while still the fairest in the world, does have a number of biases that need correcting. The overwhelming power that prosecutors wield is one of them.
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