There are apparently DAs in Georgia who are not interested in enforcing the law. One Georgia prosecutor feeling the heat of new law empowering the state
"The whole point of the bill is to restore public safety in places where you have rogue district attorneys who aren't doing their job," [Republican state Rep. Houston] Gaines said.
This article concentrates on one DA, Athens-Clarke County District Attorney Deborah Gonzale, who has apparently decided that Social Justice is more important than actual Justice, but I believe that there are actually more DAs than just the one mentioned.
In part this is in response to a writ of mandamus filed in the disctrict court, to get her to do her job. Despite what people think, DAs do NOT get to decide what is and is not against the law.
There are various claims about Gonzalez, but one centers on a memo Gonzalez allegedly sent to her office saying they would not prosecute any marijuana-related offenses or drug possession offenses, per WXIA.
“It is the legislature’s role to decide what conduct is criminal. Judges interpret their laws. Prosecutors enforce them," [Senior Judge of Superior Courts David] Emerson said in the ruling allowing the case to proceed.
Gonzalez of course disagrees; she believes she can do whatever the fuck she wants.
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