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Originally Posted by Defender968
Always remember that most laws and the enforcement thereof is left up to two sets of people, District attorneys who try cases and LEO's who bring the bad guys and their cases to the DA's. Either of which can be swayed either towards prosecution or against it by common sense, and/or public opinion/outrage. Think where there's a will there's a way... to either prosecute or keep from doing so.
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I understand what you are saying but I would disagree with you. The decision of a person's guilt rests with the jury or with the judge (trial by court). Their role(s) are the most important in our system.
In this particular scenario the officer investigates and presents the facts, regardless of his personal feelings. The District Attorney makes the determination on whether to proceed with the case based on the facts, evidence, and elements of the crime presented. If the elements of the crime are provable he is required to bring the case forward, again regardless of his personal feelings.