I get it, but this seems like grand-standing for headlines. He could be a swell guy otherwise. Why do you suppose he’s putting this out there? Worried about re-election and trying score brownie points with Dem voters?
I think he’s mostly concerned about getting a conviction that will stick. Prosecutors always get nervous about big publicity cases like this because it always raises the specter of an undue media influence - jury bias claim if he gets convicted. Further, Terry Curry is well aware of the heat that SF prosecutor took in the Steinle Case when he let an illegal get away with murder. Indy is conservative for the most part and if this guy gets off Curry loses his job. Period. So, I think he wants to shut down this national media attention stuff ASAP and just do his job. Curry strikes me as a pragmatist, not an ideologue. I think he’s taking a big risk that his comments will just stir up more attention and media vitriol.