I am right with you on punishing evil, but why are you not willing to hold government responsible for this most serious of issues?
By pointing out one instance where the government was right, you are also pointing that they are often wrong.
Then toss in the inherent corruption of government and it is hard to understand placing blind faith in these same institutions you rail against on other less significant issues
We all want them out of our lives because they are incompetent at everything they touch, yet so many of my conservative friends have no problem with the government deciding who should be executed without holding their feet to the fire.
What is wrong with holding prosecutors responsible? They are elected officials who justify their existence by citing their conviction rates.
This sets up a situation where they will push for a conviction even if they find out the accused is innocent. This is an impossible scenario for me to support.
In a case like Nifong, a long prison sentence is clearly justified, but prosecutors shouldn’t stand in fear of endless frivolous and malicious lawsuits.
Nifong-ism arose because the government got into the habit of catering to base habits and raw political expediency. It is incumbent on the electorate to punish abuses of power, and to limit government power. But in the Land of Obama, abuse of power, lawlessness and political expediency have become he norm. You are probably right, our next attorney general will probably try to have the Koch brothers executed and Mumia Abu-Jamal awarded the Medal of Freedom.