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I wonder if the offending DA can have his pants sued off his ass in a civil case by one of the victims. This might be the only option unless this gets enough n
by ptero 10y ago
I wonder if the offending DA can have his pants sued off his ass in a civil case by one of the victims.
This might be the only option unless this gets enough national attention to get the DA fired.
- mcherm 10y agoThe case has gotten substantial national attention. Which, it turns out, is enough to get the prosecutors to change their practice, but not enough to get them to apologise, and CERTAINLY not enough to burst the veil of prosecutorial immunity. As for getting fired, it is normally an elected office, so there is no such thing. Prosecutors have incredibly potent powers in the US system with few if any checks and balances.
- rhino369 10y agoAnother avenue is a complaint to the state bar. This is an unethical practice.
- _jal 10y agoThey have the closest thing to absolute immunity available. You need a Duke Lacrosse[1] situation before anything would happen. [1] Serious overreach coupled directed at camera-friendly victims with the resources to hire good, media-savvy attorneys.