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Even there is a priority, I don't think it should be up to the individual prosecutor to make the decision.
by temp8964 6y ago
Even there is a priority, I don't think it should be up to the individual prosecutor to make the decision.
- edanm 6y agoWho/what should make the decision then?
- axiosgunnar 6y agoObviously the parliament (state legistlature in the US)! This is literally what the separation of powers is all about
- edanm 6y agoGiven that there are more laws than can be feasibly enforced, the police and the prosecutors effectively have to make a decision. If you're saying you'd like fewer laws and/or more money to those other institutions - then that makes sense.
- cgriswald 6y agoThis discretion is effectively granted to the executive since the governor and/or president could simply pardon everyone convicted of the crime after conviction. If the law might be unconstitutional there is also some discretion there, but it’s murkier. The legislative branch can write laws in ways that compel the executive to better execute those laws but there will always be practical limits (e.g. “We are prioritizing murder investigations so we can’t set up vice units without more funding.”). So if all laws are prioritized that way none are.