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I don't mind at all ambitious, overzealous and over-exuberant prosecutors. That is all right. Even great. But people do suffer when government officials are try

I don't mind at all ambitious, overzealous and over-exuberant prosecutors. That is all right. Even great. But people do suffer when government officials are trying to protect their own carriers and acting out of egoism; or ignorance. And it is really sad that such officials often go unpunished. Like a case here for example: http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2013/130110secret-no-fly-zone.html?WT.mc_id=130111epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2013/130110secret-no-f... They've put this 70 year old pilot: http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2013/130110secret-zone-640.jpg http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2013/130110secret-zone... in jail, without any violations on the part of the pilot or any ill intents. And what was the result of the hearing? > "his case went before the judge. When his attorney returned and said the case would be dismissed if he agreed not to take any legal action against Darlington County law enforcement, he said, he reluctantly agreed" Great. Just great.

smegel 14y ago
To some extent I agree. Justice should not be a result of prosecutors pulling punches, but of a justice system that allows for a robust defence to succeed consistently over a harsh prosecution. The problem with letting prosecutors not prosecute to the full extent of the law on their own judgement allows for selective favouritism, like white college kids getting off with a warning where a black street kid gets serious time. Relying on prosecutors to be lenient or "do the right thing" places the defence in the wrong hands - a court that allows a strong defence to succeed over or moderate a prosecution should be at the heart of the justice system.
noonespecial 14y ago
The real WTF is that local law enforcement thought that they might have the right to shoot down the glider. The guys that give you tickets for speeding shooting their guns in the air over a nuclear power plant? What could go wrong with that?
- philh 14y ago
  > What could go wrong with that? If something can go wrong when people with handguns shoot near a nuclear power plant, then something has already gone horribly wrong.
  - noonespecial 14y ago
    The plant will be fine. The workers might not be so fine. Also while I'm sure there would be no problems with the nuclear part, there are things in and around a power plant that being struck by bullets might be... inconvenient.

smegel 14y ago

To some extent I agree. Justice should not be a result of prosecutors pulling punches, but of a justice system that allows for a robust defence to succeed consistently over a harsh prosecution. The problem with letting prosecutors not prosecute to the full extent of the law on their own judgement allows for selective favouritism, like white college kids getting off with a warning where a black street kid gets serious time. Relying on prosecutors to be lenient or "do the right thing" places the defence in the wrong hands - a court that allows a strong defence to succeed over or moderate a prosecution should be at the heart of the justice system.

noonespecial 14y ago

The real WTF is that local law enforcement thought that they might have the right to shoot down the glider. The guys that give you tickets for speeding shooting their guns in the air over a nuclear power plant? What could go wrong with that?

philh 14y ago
> What could go wrong with that? If something can go wrong when people with handguns shoot near a nuclear power plant, then something has already gone horribly wrong.
- noonespecial 14y ago
  The plant will be fine. The workers might not be so fine. Also while I'm sure there would be no problems with the nuclear part, there are things in and around a power plant that being struck by bullets might be... inconvenient.