> When the DA refuses to prosecute a criminal and that criminal goes on to kill another person, did that DA fail to protect that victim from future harm? Ahem,

> When the DA refuses to prosecute a criminal and that criminal goes on to kill another person, did that DA fail to protect that victim from future harm? Ahem, didn’t he? In France we have a regular pattern of freeing the criminals or excusing them for their behavior for various “background” reasons, and they go on committing crimes. Judges and the state are both responsible for this situation and fail to protect the citizens. If it weren’t a pattern, one could say they can’t predict the future, but, like discrimination, having a steady trend is proof of negligence. Same for global warming. One might by mistake pollute, but once they know their consequences, it becomes intentional.