This after some concerns raised by Republicans about her record, which frankly I wonder about too. Biden doesn’t seem the type to nominate a radical, but I thought I heard her run for Suffolk DA on a platform of declining to prosecute a bunch of stuff. Can someone talk me down or at least fill in the blanks for me? Laxity in enforcement has been blamed elsewhere for the string of smash-and-grab robberies we have seen so that may be a cautionary tale.
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My only issue with Rollins is that she apparently left one of her staff off the list of potential prosecution witnesses with credibility problems Suffolk DA Releases List Of 136 Police Officers With Possible Credibility Issues | WBUR News
John Verner, a member of Rollins staff was named in the Board of Bar Overseers report on the Sonja Farak scandal.Hearing Officer Finds Misconduct Against Former Drug Lab Prosecutors | WBUR News
The report finds Verner less culpable than either Anne Kazmarek or Kris Foster, but does not exonerate him. Certainly, his credibility has been damaged, which is the supposed reason that the other 136 people are on that list.
I don’t think that declining to prosecute small property crimes encourages the smash-and-grabs; she’s following the same pattern as Larry Krasner in Philadelphia (and who also won a second term). In any case, it’s an appointed position that doesn’t prosecute shoplifting.
Theft and vandalism should be prosecuted IMO.