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 »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Opinion SourceReview
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.