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Originally posted by bilmore
But, place most of the blame on legislatures that write these very detailed laws. (Is a prosecutor supposed to ignore the wording? I don't think they can, without being accused of picking and choosing which laws to enforce.)
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Actually, I don't blame the legislature; they're doing the best they can writing laws without knowing the facts of the individual case. They only sound stupid when something like this happens.
By comparison, prosecutors have discretion to charge, including the discretion not to charge at all. It happens every day. Ask a prosecutor --- they'll tell you they keep more guilty people out of prison every month than a defense attorney can hope to in an entire year.
The prosecutor should be ashamed of him or herself, for not realizing that em was ruining far more lives than em was salvaging. What else is the purpose of the criminal law than to make a bad situation slightly better? When you're obviously making it worse for all involved, you shouldn't be able to look at yourself in the mirror without spitting.
