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Not in cases where they're afraid of getting law settled against them. Prosecutors prefer grey area to clear law against them.

• nobody9999 5y ago
  >Not in cases where they're afraid of getting law settled against them. Prosecutors prefer grey area to clear law against them. [Citation needed]
  • monocasa 5y ago
    It's very common. One example among many: https://www.propublica.org/article/prosecutors-dropping-child-porn-charges-after-software-tools-are-questioned https://www.propublica.org/article/prosecutors-dropping-chil... Prosecutors are very aware of when they're on the grey side of the law, and when it's clear they're up against a defense that has a chance of clear precedent against them, prosecutors start acting much more conservatively.
    • brokenmachine 5y ago
      Also that terrorist's phone where the FBI wanted Apple to create a custom firmware so they could bruteforce it.