Two videos demonstrate the immense power of prosecutors

The first is from Anthony Fischer at Reason.tv. It includes just about every drug war excess imaginable, including a militarized police raid for a nonviolent crime, vaguely written drug laws, prosecutorial misconduct, the coercive use of bond, abuse of conspiracy charges, abuse of the plea bargain and the intimidation of media and witnesses to duck transparency.

The second video is from the conservative criminal justice reform group Right on Crime. It’s about prosecutorial discretion and the criminalization of environmental law. The couple in the video were forbidden from building on a parcel of land they had purchased when, after they had purchased it, it was designated a “wetland,” apparently because a backed-up drainage system had caused some standing water. In addition to being prohibited from building the home they had planned, they were then hit with felony charges.

 From Balko...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/10/22/two-videos-demonstrate-the-immense-power-of-prosecutors/

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