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The D. A.

posted 7 years ago by Buljko
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He looked quite disappointed when he realized he was about to lose the case.

But, given his earlier remark about becoming the D. A. because of his guilty conscience when he was getting guilty people out of the jail, shouldn't he be relieved at that point knowing that two innocent guys are not getting the electric chair?

The way it was shown, it seemed it was all about winning the case for him.

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[–] DeafAlien2012 7 years ago

Unfortunately the movie was speaking the truth. Most prosecutors only care about the number of convictions under their belts. That is the reason for the innocence project.

[–] JosephASpadaro 7 years ago

Unfortunately the movie was speaking the truth. Most prosecutors only care about the number of convictions under their belts. That is the reason for the innocence project.

That statement is both unfair and untrue.

Do you have evidence to support that?

[–] DeafAlien2012 7 years ago

A simple google search revealed this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lorenzo-johnson/why-do-prosecutors-fight-_1_b_7637010.html

Plenty of evidence.

[–] JosephASpadaro 7 years ago

Your statement was that:

Most prosecutors only care about the number of convictions under their belts.

And I emphasize the word "most".

The article you cited certainly does not support your contention that most prosecutors only care about the number of convictions under their belts.

So, since you cited that you have "plenty" of evidence to support your statement, please provide some of that "plenty".

Thanks.

[–] ipacac22 7 years ago

Dude he used the huffington post as his source. That should tell you how much bs his statement is.

[–] JosephASpadaro 7 years ago

Dude he used the huffington post as his source. That should tell you how much bs his statement is.

Good point. The Huffington compost. Not exactly known as a good news source.

[–] JosephASpadaro 7 years ago

He looked quite disappointed when he realized he was about to lose the case.

But, given his earlier remark about becoming the D. A. because of his guilty conscience when he was getting guilty people out of the jail, shouldn't he be relieved at that point knowing that two innocent guys are not getting the electric chair?

The way it was shown, it seemed it was all about winning the case for him.

I have not seen the movie in quite some time, so I don't recall all the specific details.

But, didn't the D.A. (at the end of the film) act very gracious and cordial, even congratulating Vinny?

I think the D.A. invited Vinny to come visit down South, once in a while, after Vinny heads back to New York, also.

The D.A. didn't seem like he was being a "sore loser".

[–] bigjgolf 7 years ago

He may have felt disappointed in himself because he believed the boys were guilty and he was wrong.

[–] TwoMinutesToMidnight 7 years ago

Exactly.

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[–] intelligentsupermodel 7 years ago

He voluntarily dismissed all charges. Sure he was disappointed because he had thought he had the right guys, and had wasted the time and energy trying to prosecute them. If you did all of that work to realize you were wrong the whole time (even though you were convinced you were right and trying to do justice) there would be a definite letdown. But he did the right thing, and like somebody else said, congratulated Vinny at the end.