Louisiana prosecutors are using fake subpoenas to pressure witnesses to talk
Prosecutors have a tough job. Prosecuting people who&#x27;ve hurt other people is the easy part of their job. Prosecuting people who haven&#x27;t hurt anyone but themselves (self-medication w&#x2F; the street pharmacy), or who&#x27;ve become dependent on alcohol just to feel &#x27;normal&#x27; [1]... Maybe prosecutors have to have a cruel streak to stick with the job after the novelty wears off.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=14085230" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=14085230</a><p>Sometimes people call the police for help. Years before I met her, a friend of mine got out of control, and her family called the police (maybe her &#x27;craziness&#x27; was because she was starting to go through menopause). The police couldn&#x27;t do anything but take this woman downtown. Her daughter protested, &quot;THIS IS <i>NOT</i> WHY WE CALLED YOU&quot;, but the officers were like, &quot;whatevers&quot;. If all you&#x27;ve got is a hammer, everything is a nail.<p>Prosecutors&#x27; job is frequently to compound the wounds inflicted by the public servants. They do this with the gusto of a true-believer.