Reply #58: Running the river back to its source, right? ... LOL

[Blackhatjack]

Prosecution of crimes is much easier once the targets have engaged in this much wrongdoing. Stopping criminal activity at its source is much more difficult. It takes "targets" cooperating early to nip criminal activity in the bud(as Barney Fife used to say).

BTW if you are a decent defense lawyer, you do the same kind of analysis so that you can adequately advise a client --and that often leads to a plea negotiation early on.

In the case of Cheney, I suspect this is an all or none situation. THere just is not enough leniency out there to cover the kind of criminal responsibility resting on his shoulders. THese kinds of cases make for prolonged investigations and trials, but excellent theatre!