I was a crown attorney in my home town in Nova Scotia, and I learned that victims of crime needed better laws to better protect them. I saw politics as a means to improve this protection for them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light.
Our laws must protect victims.
We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.
I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or a bad-guy wins a case is less important than what the law is that the case results in.
More law, less justice.
We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.
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.
Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.
When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.
I think more important than law is the hearts of people.