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I like how all the statements from government employees imply "we are being nice." Like no, you're incompetent and this person did you a favor and you got butth

I like how all the statements from government employees imply "we are being nice." Like no, you're incompetent and this person did you a favor and you got butthurt that you look stupid and decided to jeopardize someone's life to throw a hissyfit and now you're backing off because you look even more stupid and refusing to admit it and so look even more childish than that. That's what happened. You didn't "decline to prosecute as is your prerogative." Just admit you were wrong, you might salvage some respect.

CRConrad 5y ago
> You didn't "decline to prosecute as is your prerogative." Those were the governor's words, not the prosecutor's. > Just admit you were wrong, As I read it the prosecutor did; only the governor didn't. > you might salvage some respect. So to me, again: The prosecutor did, the governor didn't.
avs733 5y ago
this is exactly the roll our judicial branch should play and so rarely does. Step by step in America, the judicial branch has become more and more deferential to the executive branch when it comes to law enforcement. The reality is that I (and you) should have zero expectation that they will protect you from bad state actors at this point. It is something everyone involved with the judiciary should be embarrassed about.