Your county prosecutor might have an ethics problem if:
►She cherry picks juries to consist of close friends and relatives of plaintiff.
►She knowingly charges people with crimes they did not commit.
►She falsely claims she does not have evidence that she does, indeed, possess when discovery is requested, only to reveal, at trial, that she has the very same evidence, and has had it all along.
►She targets random people by calling as many of their friends and associates as she can find, threatening them with legal action if they continue friendship with her "target".
►She continuously becomes entangled in cases from which she has been recused due to conflicts of interest.
►She bribes witnesses or threatens witnesses, depending on her needs, in order to compensate for her lack of litigation skills.
►She spends all day on Facebook and other social media sites, while sitting in her taxpayer funded office.
►She attempts to bias judges using information unconnected to any case from said social media sites.
►She orders law enforcement to refrain from arresting underage drinkers who are prosecution witnesses in current cases she wants to try.
►She destroys her own property in order to gain attention and sympathy.
►She blatantly lies in court.
►She uses law enforcement as her personal goons, while others need law enforcement for legitimate reasons.
►She attempts to use federal law enforcement agencies to attempt stop malcontents from photoshopping her picture.
►She does not understand the first amendment.
►She instructs local law enforcement to use violence against victims of domestic violence, in order to ensure that they will testify.
►She threatens the security of children in order ensure that mothers will testify, or testify falsely, to suit her agenda.
►Her prejudiced tendencies interfere with her judgment, her job performance, and her ability to be impartial and fair.
All of those flaws are symptoms of two major problems when found in elected prosecutors. Obviously, any fighter who resorts to dirty or dishonorable means in order to win does so because he is either not entitled to the title of "winner", or unskilled and unequipped badly enough to lose in any skirmish. Both are disconcerting in a county or district attorney. Another problem that should not be overlooked by voters in a locale wherein such persons as prosecutors are elected is the moral issue. Remember what rolls downhill? This happens when corrupt and dishonest officials at the top run rampant, unchecked. It is bad enough when a dishonest congressman or senator is bought, but a county prosecutor can be used by rich and prominent bullies within a community to harm and ruin the lives of those who are not wealthy enough, or otherwise equipped, to stand up for themselves. Such officials are bad for the communities the allegedly serve.
There IS help for such individuals. The help often comes in the form of an official complaint to the bar association. In the event that your county attorney is elected, help can also come in the form of a recall or an impeachment, should the bar association take it's sweet time to pull the license of such an individual. Help also can come in the form of a lost election, should an opponent and informed voters prevail. Chronic failures in personal and professional ethics on the parts of elected officials, especially within law enforcement and the court system, are serious. The community should not ignore it.
►She cherry picks juries to consist of close friends and relatives of plaintiff.
►She knowingly charges people with crimes they did not commit.
►She falsely claims she does not have evidence that she does, indeed, possess when discovery is requested, only to reveal, at trial, that she has the very same evidence, and has had it all along.
►She targets random people by calling as many of their friends and associates as she can find, threatening them with legal action if they continue friendship with her "target".
►She continuously becomes entangled in cases from which she has been recused due to conflicts of interest.
►She bribes witnesses or threatens witnesses, depending on her needs, in order to compensate for her lack of litigation skills.
►She spends all day on Facebook and other social media sites, while sitting in her taxpayer funded office.
►She attempts to bias judges using information unconnected to any case from said social media sites.
►She orders law enforcement to refrain from arresting underage drinkers who are prosecution witnesses in current cases she wants to try.
►She destroys her own property in order to gain attention and sympathy.
►She blatantly lies in court.
►She uses law enforcement as her personal goons, while others need law enforcement for legitimate reasons.
►She attempts to use federal law enforcement agencies to attempt stop malcontents from photoshopping her picture.
►She does not understand the first amendment.
►She instructs local law enforcement to use violence against victims of domestic violence, in order to ensure that they will testify.
►She threatens the security of children in order ensure that mothers will testify, or testify falsely, to suit her agenda.
►Her prejudiced tendencies interfere with her judgment, her job performance, and her ability to be impartial and fair.
All of those flaws are symptoms of two major problems when found in elected prosecutors. Obviously, any fighter who resorts to dirty or dishonorable means in order to win does so because he is either not entitled to the title of "winner", or unskilled and unequipped badly enough to lose in any skirmish. Both are disconcerting in a county or district attorney. Another problem that should not be overlooked by voters in a locale wherein such persons as prosecutors are elected is the moral issue. Remember what rolls downhill? This happens when corrupt and dishonest officials at the top run rampant, unchecked. It is bad enough when a dishonest congressman or senator is bought, but a county prosecutor can be used by rich and prominent bullies within a community to harm and ruin the lives of those who are not wealthy enough, or otherwise equipped, to stand up for themselves. Such officials are bad for the communities the allegedly serve.
There IS help for such individuals. The help often comes in the form of an official complaint to the bar association. In the event that your county attorney is elected, help can also come in the form of a recall or an impeachment, should the bar association take it's sweet time to pull the license of such an individual. Help also can come in the form of a lost election, should an opponent and informed voters prevail. Chronic failures in personal and professional ethics on the parts of elected officials, especially within law enforcement and the court system, are serious. The community should not ignore it.
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