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I don't think they should lose their licenses, they should be tried for contempt and the mandatory minimum applied. Prosecutors might be well served in these i
by fleitz 13y ago
I don't think they should lose their licenses, they should be tried for contempt and the mandatory minimum applied.
Prosecutors might be well served in these instances by the judge refusing a plea bargain as is their prerogative.
- sseveran 13y agoMike Nifong is a good example of someone who abused his office. Wikipedia calls him a "rouge" prosecutor. Maybe he wasn't so rouge...
- thesteamboat 13y agoOff-topic pedantic point. Ro_gu_e is an adjective that means without guidance or lacking oversight. Ro_ug_e is a type of cosmetic, namely one for making the cheeks redder. While the image of a red-faced prosecutor screaming at his clerks is amusing, I don't think it's what you had in mind. Sorry to distract from your otherwise valid comment.
- bertil 13y agoCompletely relevant point, I would say: I assumed ‘rouge’ meant ‘red’ in that context, a.k.a. presumed socialo-communist, a.k.a. a prosecutor trying to redress economic and political injustices, going after the rich and powerful and ignoring petty crimes, like several prosecutors have been accused of doing in France and Italy. That made the original common odd.
- bertil 13y ago> mandatory minimum applied I’m not familiar with mandatory minimum for contempt. I would believe it fails to match the point, that is to allow the judge to operate his or her courtroom reasonably.