(This proposal was inspired by the recent mass stabbing attack in NYC, the perpetrator of which was freed on the word of Alvin Bragg, who knew fully well his state of mind and his extreme likelihood of re-offending. )
I propose the formation of a new law that creates a legal pathway for the federal government to criminally charge federal and state prosecutors/DAs for actions amounting to public endangerment. And a zero-tolerance policy for officials who refuse to enforce laws passed by elected officials, who represent the American people. This should come along with the formation of a new government agency solely dedicated to investigating allegations of judicial impropriety and/or negligence, which could also be a new department of the DOJ.
Prosecutors and DAs should have never been given the discretion to choose who and how they charge. So many evil and destructive criminals walk free, purely because some radical prosecutor chooses to look the other way. At what point does this become a wilful criminal act? Methinks that the second the prosecutor/DA decides not to charge someone who committed a violent crime by legal definition, or lighten the charges so much that they’re egregiously mismatched to the crime, that’s a criminal act that should carry severe, life-altering penalties. Feckless, activistic prosecutors are the primary driver behind crime waves across the nation and pose a very serious threat to public safety.
The same goes for judges - there should be little to no individual discretion allowed whatsoever, they should be required to adhere strictly to the legally mandated minimum judgements or face prison time themselves. And prison sentences for law enforcement and judicial officials should be very severe, because not only did they betray public trust, they knowingly put the public in grave danger based on their personal discretion.
It’s a horrible precedent to live under, where it’s blindingly clear that the people in charge of the justice system are actually a bunch of antagonistic, anti-American political insurgents actively working to create chaos in our country. Something must be done.
(P.s.: I’ve deliberately taken a relatively extreme/hardline tack with this proposal, in the hopes that the responses will elucidate the various ways this idea can be refined or reworked, as well as point out potential pitfalls and complications I may not be seeing. Help me “reel it in” a bit and smooth out the rough edges here. This is very much a “rough draft” of a concept I’ve considered for some time, so I will greatly appreciate your help in fine tuning it. TIA to all who read and respond.)