I always thought that was one of the single most important things a prosecutor could do is to seek justice for the families of victims.
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My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not.
For any victim, particularly us Americans, it is difficult to see ourselves through the eyes of our offender. But for any victim it is the most salutary thing to do.
But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.
At the risk of sounding really corny now, I'm a career prosecutor. I've been doing this for a very long time. And I believe in holding people responsible when they violate the law. But our sole responsibility is to seek justice. And sometimes that means a very lengthy sentence for people who are dangerous and from which society must be protected.
How is justice served if the victim and the accused are working together to make it all go away? Somebody please explain that to me.
If you are serving justice to one person, those who have been affected should also be served some form of justice.
The great joy of being a prosecutor is that you don't take whatever case walks in the door. You evaluate the case; you make your best judgement. You only go forward if you believe that the defendant is guilty.
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.
Justice is a terrible but necessary thing.
The vast majority of A.D.A.s put everything on the line to make sure justice is served. That's what I love about prosecutors and the New York police.
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