One of the most deeply troubling aspects of our legal system is the role of the government prosecutor. In every case of which I have personal knowledge the prosecutor has assumed the guilt of the charged party. The power and resources of the government are such that an assumption of guilt by a government prosecutor is tantamount to a finding of guilt.
The cost and the difficulty of proving innocence are beyond the means of nearly every citizen charged with a crime. The simply and awful truth is that in our system guilt is always assumed and innocence must be proven.
Government prosecutors are judge, jury and executioner in virtually all cases that come into our court system. This is not a system based on justice. It is a bureaucratic system that rewards conviction over justice and seeks guilt over innocence.
Kind of reminds me of Durham County (NC) Prosecutor Nifong. Another case that should never have been prosecuted but was for purely political reasons.