They had been placed on administrative leave after refusing to abandon the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. “We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none,” they wrote.
  • SaltSong@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    I don’t think you can blame the prosecutors for doing their jobs (assuming they’re not breaking the rules in how they do it) under that system.

    So, what did you mean by this?

    • PhilipTheBucketOPA
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      6 hours ago

      I was careless in my phrasing. By saying “not breaking the rules,” I was meaning to encompass any kind of maliciousness in prosecution even if it is allowed under “the rules.” Which, in the current system, it often is, it would have been better for me to make that clear.

      • SaltSong@startrek.websiteEnglish
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        6 hours ago

        That’s why I specifically quoted that part, so if I was misunderstanding you, you could have corrected me.

        On that basis, I think we are substantially in agreement.