If I'm not mistaken, these U.S. Attorneys are judged on conviction percentages.
In other words, a lot of acquittals mean no bonuses, no promotions, and no real good chances at good private-sector jobs down the line.
In other words, a lot of acquittals mean no bonuses, no promotions, and no real good chances at good private-sector jobs down the line.
You are absolutely correct. Now, we could start giving bonuses in return for sheer numbers of cases brought against employers--but that is the same as encouraging government employees to do nothing, and we already have plenty of that.