Prosecutor and police - evil misconduct, and apparent impunity

[yellowtail3]

Just learned about this case. Absolute horror.

http://www.freep.com/article/20110612/NEWS03/106120522/Family-s-life-unravels-claims-dad-raped-daughter

The prosecutor in the case - now is now in private practice - was a certain David Gorcyca. In July 2009, the National Law Review asked him whether he owed the Wendrows an apology."Over my dead body," he responded.

Would it be uncharitable to observe that justice might be well-served if that were to be arranged?

[kennyd]

Sadly prosecutors, police, schoolers, and anyone with any authority are interested in making names for themselves instead of serving justice.


We common people have limited resources to fight back.  A lot of times the best we can do is take a plea bargain and hope for no prison, or the chance to avoid a felony so we can keep our hunting guns (and others).


This is why I avoid talking to kids even though I am a natural grandpa, won't help a little one up to a drinking fountain, and certainly avoid restrooms if there are unaccompanied children using them.

[zookiezoom]

Sadly prosecutors, police, schoolers, and anyone with any authority are interested in making names for themselves instead of serving justice.

I would prefer not to be lumped into that category..... I don't think you are capable of judging all of us.

[Sourdough]

My wife has been a paralegal for over 30 years.  I have observed prosacuters looking to raise their stats.  The higher their win rates in prosacutions, the better their chances for promotion.  No one in the system cares that the prosacutions were wrong, or that evidence was suppressed by the prosacution.  Nothing is ever done unless the media gets hold of it.  I've watched this over and over again but nothing is ever done.  When I was on the Grand Jury, the local District Attourney (Whom I knew from son's Hockey) grew to hate me.  He wanted to prosacute so many of these cases, and it was rediculous.  Totally obvious the person was in the right, but he still wanted to prosacute. 

Case in point.  Two young GIs were downtown, met two young women who claimed to be 17 (legal age of concent).  Went to a motel and had a party.  Girls bragtged about it and GIs were tried and sent to prison.  Still there 10 years later.  Same two girls three weeks later, did same thing with two older civilian men.  Girls bragged about it men were arrested.  Diffarant attourney for the defense, Showed the two girls were repeat offenders and got the men off. 

[BUGEYE]

Sadly prosecutors, police, schoolers, and anyone with any authority are interested in making names for themselves instead of serving justice.

I would prefer not to be lumped into that category..... I don't think you are capable of judging all of us.

I was the victim of a crooked deputy sheriff and probate judge, but I think the majority are honest folks.  my gripe is that they don't police their own ranks enough.

[Sourdough]

By the way, Prosecutor's releasing false information, or suppressing evidence, has affected two elections here in Alaska.  It cost us the Seat of the late Senator Ted Stevens, when they surpressed information that would have caused him not to be convicted.  losing that seat to Democrate Mark Begich gave the Senate to the Democrates.  By releasing false information against Joe Miller they caused us to be stuck with Lisa Murkowski again.  Lisa is a RHINO.

[OldSchoolRanger]

Sadly prosecutors, police, schoolers, and anyone with any authority are interested in making names for themselves instead of serving justice.

I would prefer not to be lumped into that category..... I don't think you are capable of judging all of us.

zookiezoom - +1

Unfortunately, those that have no idea what those jobs (prosecutors, police, educators, etc.) entail are the first to condemn those that do them.

[Ron 1]

it seems like just about everywhere there is a worthless scumbag that gets to plee their way out of trouble everytime..KARMA is my only dream for justice..sooner or latter everyone gets a pay back.or at least should get one.
in this case the lawyer and the judge play golf together and the scumbag had enuff money i just wish evidence stood for something in this corrupt place we called a free country.
       rw

[Cuts Crooked]

Sadly prosecutors, police, schoolers, and anyone with any authority are interested in making names for themselves instead of serving justice.

I've been in law enforcement for almost thirty years. I've never tried to "make a name for myself" and I don't have one. I have however taken down a couple of bent officers. Out of the hundred or so I have worked with those were the only ones....that's still too many, but not what you want to paint us as!

[yellowtail3]

it seems like just about everywhere there is a worthless scumbag that gets to plee their way out of trouble everytime.

There is a WHOLE 'NOTHER SIDE to that, Ron1, let me tell you about it: state charges with crimes that are BS with the idea that if they pile on, they'll get 'em to plea to something, and that goes into the Conviction column, which in the prosecutor's world, is a WIN. And it's about winning; very often justice is an afterthought. Don't believe it? Spend some time in 'family court'


As a certain DA here in NC likes to say LE... "Charge 'em with six, they'll plead to one!"  - that scumbag needs to get Nifong'd, and yesterday.

KARMA is my only dream for justice..sooner or latter everyone gets a pay back.or at least should get one.

Did you read the article I linked? Karma in this case would be a couple imprisoned police investigators, prosecutor, and that scoundrel 'facilitator' who made the accusations through a girl who can't communicate. Look at what happened in the OT case. An absolute travesty, and no one is held accountable... LE and prosecutor have apparent impunity to ruin lives and do great damage, and never say they're sorry. Let's see a little karma there.

... i just wish evidence stood for something in this corrupt place we called a free country.

Here's something to learn: when police believe you're guilty you're screwed, because they will quit investigating and start gathering evidence.... and the two ain't the same.