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At the risk of painting with a very wide brush, DAs aren't incentivized to make sure people get due process. They are incentivized to convict as many people as

At the risk of painting with a very wide brush, DAs aren't incentivized to make sure people get due process. They are incentivized to convict as many people as possible. In multiple cases here in Texas where later DNA evidence overturned rape and murder charges, the DA argued right up until the moment of reversal that they believed totally in the guilt of the accused. They have to, it's their job and to have public doubt in the people they are trying will only result in them looking for a new job pretty quickly. Not saying it's right, just how it is.

Zigurd 13y ago
How likely this went on as long as it did without the collaboration of prosecutors?
- chris_wot 13y ago
  The DA resigned when it became known he regularly communicated with the chemist.
  - Zigurd 13y ago
    Has he been indicted? The overall impact here is enormous, on a scale like the "cash for kids" judge. He ought to be in prison.
    - chris_wot 13y ago
      Seems like a mistake, not a criminal offense.
      - Zigurd 13y ago
        I'd want to see their emails before taking such a generous point of view. All the emails between this lab tech, police, and DAs should be released, and a special prosecutor brought in to review them.
        chris_wot 13y ago
        Never put down to malice what can be attributed to incompetence.
        Zigurd 13y ago
        Conclusive evidence is available. Let's see it.
        chris_wot 13y ago
        Isn't it normal to see that evidence before declaring he should be indicted?
- Elrac 13y ago
  Collaboration? AFAICT we have lots of reason to suspect that it happened at the _instigation_ of the prosecutors! By all means, throw the book at the dishonest chemist, but I want to see heads on pikes (or at least a legal equivalent) for the justice-perverting rat finks that set her up to it.