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Two-Way Street

Mark Bennett | September 8, 2009

I often (well, I used to often) gripe here about the want of real-world experience (that is, experience outside the high school–college–law school track) in prosecutors. As a broad generalization, it works great.
I believe that before anyone is put into a job that includes making decisions about what punishment other people deserve for their misdeeds, [...]

Arrogant, or Just Dim?

Mark Bennett | July 29, 2008

Blonde Justice wrote yesterday about dealing with a none-too-bright prosecutor:
So, I continued, “Look, she’s been through a lot, but she’s getting her
life straightened out. She’s seeing a psychiatrist and a
psychologist…”At which point the prosecutor interrupted, “Wait.”Wait? Maybe she’s starting to get it?“Wait,”
she continued, “You expect me to believe there’s a difference between a
psychiatrist and [...]