[WASCWatch]

One of the worst decisions was to create out of thin air prosecutors civil immunity for prosecutors and judges, especially for orosecutors.

Only in very rare exceptions are prosecutors held accountable for their blatant abuses of the rights of private citizens. Even when caught, they rarely get more than a slap on the wrist, even when their victims have spent decades in prison for wrongful convicts because the prosecutors withheld evidence that was helpful to thr defendant or even proved the defendant was innocent.

[Dr. Franklin]

One of the worst decisions was to create out of thin air prosecutors civil immunity for prosecutors and judges, especially for orosecutors.

Only in very rare exceptions are prosecutors held accountable for their blatant abuses of the rights of private citizens. Even when caught, they rarely get more than a slap on the wrist, even when their victims have spent decades in prison for wrongful convicts because the prosecutors withheld evidence that was helpful to thr defendant or even proved the defendant was innocent.

Jefferson wrote, “In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution.” Immunity for those who break the guarantees of the constitution certainly creates mischief. Immunity for prosecutors and, more recently police, lets them aggressively push the bounds of the law in their favor, and also encourages lying, perjury, etc. Immunity for judicial decisions has a stronger foundation. However, immunity did not apply when the prerogative writs were issued. In such case, the judge was the defendant for failing to perform the clerical duties of the office, and liable for the costs of the action. Such willful malfeasance and nonfeasance, is the larger problem, particularly obstructing appellate review of decisions which are willfully erroneous.