The wrong ones do the time
May. 18th, 2009 09:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
libertangoTo oppose DNA testing, as this report in the New York Times shows some prosecutors still do, is to be soft on crime. To oppose exoneration of those wrongly convicted is to be soft on crime.
Why?
Because if the wrong person is in jail, then the real criminal is still out on the streets. Apparently some prosecutors would rather have criminals on the loose than sully their won-loss records.
That, in itself, is a crime -- and I don't just mean rhetorically. Arguably, it constitutes being an accessory after the fact. Arguably, it constitutes aiding and abetting the criminals still on the loose to assuage prosecutorial egos.
Which would be, you guessed it -- soft on crime.
Why?
Because if the wrong person is in jail, then the real criminal is still out on the streets. Apparently some prosecutors would rather have criminals on the loose than sully their won-loss records.
That, in itself, is a crime -- and I don't just mean rhetorically. Arguably, it constitutes being an accessory after the fact. Arguably, it constitutes aiding and abetting the criminals still on the loose to assuage prosecutorial egos.
Which would be, you guessed it -- soft on crime.
