How do you feel about district attorneys/prosecutors?

[blissinanarchy1]

So, for those of you that are unaware. Charges are approved of by district attorneys. DA's can refuse to prosecute a case, in some jurisdictions they set bail (Which judges can raise or lower) and they can negotiate plea deals. Most criminal cases are ended in plea deals. When you take a plea deal, certain conditions are negotiated, such as agreeing to plead guilty in exchange for some charges being dropped. This saves them resources, time, and saves the county money. This is the harsh reality. Prosecutors do not care whatsoever if you are innocent, they want convictions. Seemingly few people can understand this, but you can have overwhelming evidence against you, and still be innocent. The prosecutor's job is quite literally to make a "theory" and spin and manipulate evidence in any way they can, even in not so truthful ways, to get that conviction. Prosecutors also have specific prosecutorial immunity. Technically, this is supposed to protect prosecutors who MAY go above what's morally right, but don't violate your rights. In reality, prosecutors get away with perjury, slander, and violating your rights without you having the capacity to sue. Just because you are found innocent even, doesn't mean you can sue. Prosecutors aren't vulnerable like normal civilians in civil court. You can sue a civilian for whatever you want, as long as you state a specific claim that violated your rights. You can't do that to a prosecutor. As much as I dislike judges and police, there are much fewer numbers of corrupt police and judges than prosecutors. Even my own defense lawyer told me she couldn't be a prosecutor anymore, because "she had a concious". Being found totally innocent after 18 months in jail, and I got no reimbursement. No matter what political affiliation you associate with, we should hold prosecutors accountable for their actions. Wrongful conviction, and innocent people copping out to plea deals is MUCH more common than America acknowledges.

[MrtoddsWildRide]

I've worked with a lot of them. It's like any other profession. Some are good, some are bad.

[blissinanarchy1]

Defense attorney?

[MrtoddsWildRide]

Same. Judges and cops too.

[SaoirseS]

Are you a prosecutor or defense attorney?

[blissinanarchy1]

No, going for my paralegal certification. I got very interested in doing legal research and reading cases after my own situation. I was falsely accused of rape. The allegation was that it was consensual at first, she took consent away in the middle of sex (she admitted to police she never said no, and was actively participating, yet I still got charged) that I pinned her down, she fought me off, started riding me, gave me head, and that I fingered against her will (While she showed me how to finger her, like that makes sense.) There was a sex tape too. She admitted to police we had rough sex multiple times, and this was exactly like those times. The prosecutor approved charges, and called me a rapist and shit to the jury. The jury was 7 women 5 men. I was found innocent but I did 18 months.