At least in theory the elected prosecutor will reflect the citizens desires on crime. If the represented populace doesn't care much about drug crimes, they will elect someone softer on it and vice versa.
Appointed will always be corrupt simply by the nature of nepotism and biased interests from the appointer.
Well yes, but that won't change if they are appointed in the slightest. It'll be even easier because they don't even have to waste time putting on a sham election.
Its not that the elected one is great, its that its just mostly bad instead of completely so.
I mean, the crazy stuff that goes on in Portland would never fly in any country with appointed prosecutors. Hell, I have difficulty persuading people that this is something that actually happened, so far is it from what they can even conceive as possible.
At least in theory the elected prosecutor will reflect the citizens desires on crime. If the represented populace doesn't care much about drug crimes, they will elect someone softer on it and vice versa.
Appointed will always be corrupt simply by the nature of nepotism and biased interests from the appointer.
Unfortunately, it seems that in practice, they reflect George Soros and their wealthy donors.
Well yes, but that won't change if they are appointed in the slightest. It'll be even easier because they don't even have to waste time putting on a sham election.
Its not that the elected one is great, its that its just mostly bad instead of completely so.
I mean, the crazy stuff that goes on in Portland would never fly in any country with appointed prosecutors. Hell, I have difficulty persuading people that this is something that actually happened, so far is it from what they can even conceive as possible.