One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it.
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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.
I think a lot of people get in trouble with the law.
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.
If you're dealing with criminals, they're not going to want to go to court.
People say I've had brushes with the law. That's not true. I've had brushes with overzealous prosecutors.
There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.
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.
Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust.
It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law.
Laws don't really restrain people. Ninety-eight percent of people follow a virtuous course with or without laws.