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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 2737811" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>The general doctrine is that the further removed from the investigation, the greater immunity the official enjoys. Thus, the beat cop who fakes evidence can be prosecuted, but not the lab tech or the DA.</p><p></p><p>It's changing--slowly--but there's a long way to go. Even beat cops are rarely prosecuted; the prosecutor is "on the same team" as the cop. A prosecutor bringing charges against another prosecutor? Not likely.</p><p></p><p>Throw in the facts that the best charges to bring against a dirty DA would be federal, not state, charges; that US Attorneys are political appointees, not answerable to the people; and the fact that "law and order" types are more likely to be of the "can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs" types, and you're not going to see a whole lot of cases against prosecutors who cross the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 2737811, member: 13624"] The general doctrine is that the further removed from the investigation, the greater immunity the official enjoys. Thus, the beat cop who fakes evidence can be prosecuted, but not the lab tech or the DA. It's changing--slowly--but there's a long way to go. Even beat cops are rarely prosecuted; the prosecutor is "on the same team" as the cop. A prosecutor bringing charges against another prosecutor? Not likely. Throw in the facts that the best charges to bring against a dirty DA would be federal, not state, charges; that US Attorneys are political appointees, not answerable to the people; and the fact that "law and order" types are more likely to be of the "can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs" types, and you're not going to see a whole lot of cases against prosecutors who cross the line. [/QUOTE]
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