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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ilaine who wrote (4641)	2/9/2001 10:35:34 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

CB - ...Dropping charges in return for testimony isn't what I would call an abuse of power unless the DA did it to make the trucker commit perjury. In a plea bargain you always give something - e.g., dope dealers agree to snitch on their buddies. What's the diff? The defense attorney certainly implies at least near perjury. The plea bargains are often not aimed at a buddy as he might hold a grudge, but at an innocent third party target of opportunity, which is perfectly satisfactory to the prosecution if there are forfeitable assets. All I know about the functioning of the justice system is what I read, and that leads me to extreme skepticism. In Massachusetts, it is clear to me beyond any reasonable doubt that the primary operating characteristic of the justice system is the pursuit of political advancement, with the fabrication and suppression of evidence not withstanding. Regards, Don