Is anyone else really tired of "Alleged?"

[dballance]

28. Actually, I think there are many corrupt police AND DA's

The recent spate of cases that have cleared people on death row have shown that police officers and district attorneys can be quite corrupt and self-serving. Many have withheld evidence that would clear the accused who got convicted.

I think it's not unusual at all for police to arrive at a crime scene and form an opinion about who is guilty. Or based on scant evidence arrive at erroneous conclusions.

It is a fault of humans that once we form an opinion we are hard pressed to change that opinion. I think this affects criminal prosecutions in a very negative way. Add to that the political ambitions of some ADAs then you get a really bad situation where the reputation of police and the DA's office are at stake and they will never back down no matter how wrong they are. It's an unfortunate aspect of human nature.