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It's not surprising at all that the press releases are written in advance of arrests. Preet Bharara, the US Attorney responsible for this, is a symbol of every
by downandout 13y ago
It's not surprising at all that the press releases are written in advance of arrests. Preet Bharara, the US Attorney responsible for this, is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the US justice system. His every action is designed to maximize his PR and advance his political career. If on occasion he happens to perform his actual job in the process, that is only incidental. If you look closely you'll see that he actually has professionally applied makeup during his press conferences - these are manufactured dog and pony shows. He was looking for a case that would allow him to ride the PR coattails of Bitcoin, and he found one.
In my opinion, prosecutors like this are as despicable as many of the people they prosecute.
- tptacek 13y agoI am shocked, shocked to learn that someone had makeup applied professionally before a televised press conference.
- downandout 13y agoI'm not sure why he needs to be on TV in the first place. His job is to prosecute whatever crimes happen to be occurring in his district. Instead, he cherry picks those that will make headlines in order to further his career. He is in the news vastly more often than any of his counterparts in other jurisdictions have ever been in the history of the DOJ. In short, he is abusing his office for personal gain.
- tptacek 13y agoProsecutors are expected to look like zombies on TV? (The comment I replied to was edited heavily after I replied to it)
- polymatter 13y agoI think its more that the application of professional makeup is indicative of a prosecutor overly concerned with appearance. Its not the touch up here and there to avoid looking like an overworked zombie, its the going to the extreme to look like a hero. The suggestion is that such vanity can get in the way of facts, truth and justice. I don't agree with this perspective, but I sympathise with it.
- krapp 13y agoThe implication that makeup and vanity have anything to do with one another in this context is suspect, though.
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- tdfx 13y agoApparently your comment is being derided because you criticized the guy for wearing makeup, but I think your overall point is quite valid. Prosecutors that are more interested in self promotion than justice are not a rare thing. I'm more curious in peoples' ideas for how we could disincentivize this type of behavior.