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> limiting prosecutorial and law enforcement discretion For instance, right now the issue of Cuomo's prosecution is in the news[0]. The prosecutor dropped the
by csours 5y ago
> limiting prosecutorial and law enforcement discretion
For instance, right now the issue of Cuomo's prosecution is in the news[0]. The prosecutor dropped the charges because it looks like it will be hard to get a conviction. Is this corruption or is this protection of limited resources? It's really hard to say from the outside and it seems like either interpretation could be legitimate without knowing more. Someone has to make the call, grand juries do something like this, but it's not the job of a grand jury to balance limited resources. Any imaginable system will have flaws.
I don't think you're wrong, and I do think it's a line of thinking worth pursuing.
0. For example: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-charges-case.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-cha...
- giantg2 5y agoThis is sort of a moot point. The court system should be expanded due to the perennial backlog, making resources less constrained. If there's probable cause to make an arrest, then it should be followed through for the court/jury to decide, not a DA. On a side note, it sounds like it is difficult to get a conviction under that law and not just in this one case. It could be that the law was poorly written or shouldn't exist at all.