So, to start with, I absolutely agree that the news can distort out notions of what is representative or not and it's something I've done my best to notice and

So, to start with, I absolutely agree that the news can distort out notions of what is representative or not and it's something I've done my best to notice and account for by looking at broader statistics and trends in the data. In this case, though, it's part of a new phenomenon and there's no lack of examples. Here's Alvin Bragg, talking about no longer charging certain crimes at all: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/us/alvin-bragg-manhattan-district-attorney-crimes-prosecution/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/us/alvin-bragg-manhattan-dist... Here's George Gascon doing the same in LA: https://abc7.com/george-gascon-los-angeles-district-attorney-lada-misdemeanor-crimes/8674095/ https://abc7.com/george-gascon-los-angeles-district-attorney... If you prefer specific cases, here are some lawyers who were facing domestic terrorism charges for firebombing a police car. They had already plead guilty. They were given a new, lesser plea deal: https://jonathanturley.org/2022/06/05/new-york-attorneys-accused-of-firebombing-police-car-given-generous-plea-deal/ https://jonathanturley.org/2022/06/05/new-york-attorneys-acc... I can find a lot more individual cases. For example, the Zimminskis who may only have been prosecuted because Binger was called to account for that during trial. They managed to get arrested for multiple other crimes, including a kidnapping, while on bail.