Tag Archives: prosecutors
The Criminal Justice Ethics Breakdown: Unforgivable, Incomprehensible, and Horrifying
There is no longer any way for the defenders of the criminal justice system, or indeed American democracy and its ideals, to deny that thousands, and perhaps tens of thousands, of Americans languish in prison for crimes they did not commit. Continue reading
Unethical Quote of the Week, Trayvon Martin Ethics Train Wreck Division: Dr. Boyce Watkins
The ugliness of the anti-Zimmerman mob’s leadership was never very well disguised, but Dr. Watkins’ candor ripped off the whole mask. Continue reading
Clarifications, Retractions, Excuses and Lies: The Low Art of Pretending You Didn’t Mean What You Said
There are lots of ways to try to wiggle out of an earlier statement. Only a couple of them are ethical. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Trayvon Martin’s Mother Says That The Killing of Her Son Was An Accident. Well, That’s Certainly A Generous and Reasonable Thing For Her To—Wait, WHAT???
Just when you thought the ethics train wreck was over… Continue reading
Filed under Character, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Race, U.S. Society
For the Attorney General, All Aboard For The Penn State Ethics Train Wreck!
Oh yes, there are still seats left on the Penn State child molestation scandal Ethics Train Wreck! Continue reading
Filed under Law & Law Enforcement, Professions
Ethics Quiz: Who is the Most Incompetent Elected Official—the DA Who Doesn’t Care If A Convicted Prisoner Is Really Guilty, Or The Assemblywoman Who Doesn’t Know About The First Amendment?
For this weekend’s Ethics Alarms quiz, I am asking readers to help me determine the Incompetent Official of the Week, when two unusually qualified candidates are running neck and neck. Continue reading
Something For the Casey Anthony Lynch Mob to Think About
How many of raving bloggers, Nancy Grace fans and red-faced women waiving “Justice for Caylee!” placards would be willing to accept a guilty verdict and a death sentence that were fixed by prosecutors, as long as they were positive that the defendant did the heinous crime? I wonder. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, U.S. Society
Marcia Clark, Exploiting the Anthony Verdict for Her Own Sake
Marcia Clark apparently saw an opportunity in the Casey Anthony verdict to rehabilitate her tarnished reputation, and grabbed it. The result is “Worse Than O.J.!”, a new low in self-serving analysis. Continue reading
Unethical Quote of the Week: Wrongly Imprisoned Victim John Thompson
I think John Thompson deserves damages galore; our justice system ruined his life. Nonetheless, nobody should take a case to the Supreme Court based on a theory he doesn’t believe himself. Continue reading
Filed under Ethics Quotes, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, U.S. Society
