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To: RockyBalboa who wrote (91161)	10/2/2007 9:15:30 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Respond to of 306849

Another factor is they can only pursue a small fraction of all possible cases so they go after targets who will result in maximum publicity, with the idea that it will have more deterrent value than prosecuting some guy nobody ever heard of.

To: RockyBalboa who wrote (91161)	10/2/2007 9:21:31 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I understand what you are saying about the various people who go untarnished, and I have to say thats probably ok with me. Obviously it wouldn't be ok if your husband was the one that got thrown under the bus when his coworker walked free. But that is justice unfortunately- its not even handed. Thats whats happening at Apple, the lawyer Heinen and Anderson CFO were "thrown under the bus" to save Steve, and the DOJ might still get Steve. I'd hate to be that lawyer. But when I read about Apple I don't get sick to my stomach about the justice system. The Brocade case- otoh, makes me sick. I can't support lawyers lying and framing people, which is what they did- and the protections for this sort of behavior like the judge ruling on a prosecutorial misconduct change (when their clearly WAS that)- didn't work- because the SF judges don't like the SV CEOs either, basically. I will wait to see what happens with this case on appeal but if it stands, a bunch of people are going to write some editorials to the WSJ to urge disbarrment of these US prosecutors. I doubt they will be disbarred but a lot of noise like that is never good for ones career. Right now everybody is trying to stay silent about backdating in hopes that the hysteria which clearly led to the conviction dies down. The SEC did delist MXIM today for backdating employee options though, and it is a 10 billion dollar mkt cap company so thats pretty hardball over non cash expenses. After this case I started wondering about a few things though... for example why is Skilling being tried in Houston, stuff like that.