A video taken from a roundtable discussion attended by several progressive prosecutors which was held this past November at Harvard University has once again come to light in the wake of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg controversially targeting former President Donald Trump with an indictment for 34 felony charges.
The panel, “Change from Within: A New Vision for the 21st Century Prosecutor,” called up highly prominent Left-wing prosecutors from around the nation, and the talks focused on the various ways that both aspiring and current prosecutors could use to dismantle the justice system from the inside.
Bragg has ended up in quite a bit of trouble, even from the Democratic mayor of New York, Eric Adams, for his insanely low conviction rate, shocking prosecutorial priorities, and overall disdainful approach to law enforcement. “Major crime” spiked throughout New York City by close to 22% throughout his first year in office. Critics have made the arguement that activist prosecutors in major cities all over the nation are forcing a worrying spike in crime rates, but Bragg’s colleagues sitting on the panel explained their motivation of their policies with concerning clarity.
“I went to law school because I wanted to dismantle the criminal legal system, and thought that that’s the best way to do it,” stated the State’s Attorney for Chittenden County, Vermont, Sarah George.
George expressed that she had first wanted to work as a Defense attorney, but while attempting to get a master’s degree in forensic psychology, she ended up becoming entirely convinced that going after a political career as a prosecutor would be the overall most effective method to rectify “injustices in our justice system.” Georgia then claimed that after being elected, she was able to get rid of the more hardline prosecutors that “were harming our community” and put in their place lawyers who would go along with “doing things differently.”
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, who is responsible for heading up the largest DA offices in the nation and watching over 550 prosecutors, was just as explicit about his plans and views regarding law enforcement.
“The most powerful thing that prosecutors, elected prosecutors can do is not charge everybody,” stated Gonzalez. “I will refuse to prosecute certain cases and I will turn the person who’s been arrested back over to the community for programming and therapy.”
Gonzalez was known to be in favor of limiting incarceration and cash bail to the highest extend possible.
