> ... the prosecutors indicated a willingness to reduce or drop the child pornography charges if he would tell them about the C-17, ... Doesn't the justice sys

> ... the prosecutors indicated a willingness to reduce or drop the child pornography charges if he would tell them about the C-17, ... Doesn't the justice system have some sort of obligation to prosecute people who they feel have committed serious crimes? How can a prosecutor just ignore their clear duty in an attempt to extort cooperation from someone? How is this sort of thing any more acceptable than just straight up torturing the guy?