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Read the article and watch the video @ NY1
“Police officers do not have absolute immunity, and they are held accountable in courts of law for their egregious behavior. We wisely do not give our law-enforcement officers, or even the president, carte blanche to do as they please; bad prosecutors should similarly be accountable.”
Read the article @ The National Review
“The time has come to create some level of accountability for prosecutors.”
Frederic Block
Jabbar Collins languished in jail for over 16 years for a murder he apparently never committed. He was only freed a few years ago when it was revealed at a post-conviction hearing that the main witness at his trial had told the prosecutor that he was pressured by police to lie about Collins’ involvement in the murder.
On New Year’s Day in 2014, Kenneth Thompson made history by becoming the first African-American district attorney of the New York borough of Brooklyn.
However, by that time, Thompson had grown accustomed to making history and became a voice for the voiceless and the man looked upon by many New Yorkers as a mediator of the oft-volatile relationship between law enforcement and minorities.
When older federal judges step down from active duty in the Western District of Pennsylvania, chances are they’re not headed straight to the golf course or the mild weather of Florida. Chances are, they’re headed back to the courtroom instead.
The Pittsburgh-based court is one of many around the nation that finds itself relying on the work of senior-status judges to get through the lean times hitting the bench. Nearly 150 judgeships in the lower courts are vacant, almost three times as many as there were..