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Yes, "prosecutorial discretion" is one form in which corruption occurs.
by raincom 6y ago
Yes, "prosecutorial discretion" is one form in which corruption occurs.
- refurb 6y agoHuh? The alternative is the prosecutor is required to prosecute everything crime cops bring to them, no matter the evidence or likelihood of conviction. Sounds worse than what we have now.
- Nasrudith 6y agoIt is comparable to bueracratic systems vs "feudal" appointees with discretion. Despite the inefficiency, inflexibility, and occasional stupidity from bueracracies historically they have been an improvement especially for scalability. Essentially removing discretion would "bueracraticize" it compared to a more fiefdom style prosecutorial discretion. There is some potential long term improvement of forcing legislators to write their laws better at the cost of far greater court load, travesties of justice, and similiar in exchange for lessened corruption. The improvemrnt part rests upon assumptions of outrage over the proper thing. Not the best of track records given dumb knee-jerk laws. So yeah, almost certainly worse short term but it may be better long term. Not exactly an inspiring cause.
- raincom 6y agoI am not defending "formalism", as you appear to suggest by "required to prosecute everything cops bring to them". One uses discretion to help their cronies--mostly super wealthy and powerful.