29 Jan 2013 6:10 pm
MistyBlue, on 29 Jan 2013 - 17:41, said:So do you think that prosecuting David Gregory would advance public saftey?Do you think prosecuting me would?You and I both know that I wouldn't receive such a courtesy, therefore, you are supporting unequal enforcement.If you were the host of a TV show and you showed that magazine for purposes of a discussion about pending legislation, you probably would have received the same courtesy.It's not like he had the magazine for nefarious purposes."Prosecutorial discretion" is legalese for special treatment.It really bothers me that you think this is OK.When did I say that special treatment was okay?That was me who cited the example of Rush Limbaugh getting special treatment.Remember?Whether you like it or not, there is such a thing as prosecutorial discretion.Prosecutors make choices every single day as to which cases are worth using their limited resources on, and which are not.They could not possibly prosecute every case that comes before them. That's just a fact.In this case, the AG felt that to prosecute David Gregory for holding up that magazine was not worth the cost.Do I agree with him? Yes I agree with him.I don't see David Gregory as a threat to society.He was using the magazine for demonstration purposes.You can't shoot anyone without the gun that it goes in to, and without bullets.I know you think that David Gregory is some kind of a lefty, and I guess for you that's enough reason to lock him up.I don't happen to think that the world is less safe because David Gregory is not in jail.And I really can't get all that worked up about this.On my list of people who should be in jail, David Gregory is pretty far down at the bottom.Had they slapped him with some kind of a fine to cover the cost of the investigation, I'd be okay with that.