David, I think that article makes the point well. With respect to group 2- the enforcers: over the course of law school, I hope to spend time working on the issue of individual prerogative with respect to those who enforce the law. When I was a sophomore at Duke, two athletes who lived on my floor were indicted for rape. Most people know this story as the Duke Lacrosse Case. The accused were at the mercy of a police force and a prosecutor hell-bent on continuing a case with little justification. In this case, the players were able to hire top-notch counsel, the prosecutor was disbarred and North Carolina's Attorney General took the unprecedented step of declaring the accused innocent. This case and the attention it garnered was the exception. How many of the people who make up the public force can be checked for unwieldy use of the prerogative our system grants them? For those without money, what is the bulwark against this prerogative?

-- NonaFarahnik - 07 Feb 2010

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