Petition the Whitehouse to remove Carmen Ortiz from office
Some more context about the prosecutor:<p>She was named "Bostonian of the Year" for her successful cases against mob bosses and drug companies:
<a href="http://www.mainjustice.com/2012/01/03/massachusetts-u-s-attorney-carmen-ortiz-is-bostonian-of-the-year/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mainjustice.com/2012/01/03/massachusetts-u-s-atto...</a><p>Out of the 94 U.S. DA offices, her office alone collected ~67% of the total criminal and civil fines in 2012, mostly owing to the successful prosecution of drug companies. Her success led to speculation that she would run for higher office:
<a href="http://www.mainjustice.com/2013/01/07/mass-u-s-attorney-carmen-ortiz-says-no-to-run-for-higher-office/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mainjustice.com/2013/01/07/mass-u-s-attorney-carm...</a><p>She is no stranger to being part of a disenfranchised group, as she was the first Hispanic and first woman to hold the position of U.S. attorney in Boston. Her first internship was with the DOJ's public integrity unit, created after Watergate:
<a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/12/30/bostonian_of_the_year_carmen_ortiz_2011/" rel="nofollow">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011...</a><p>She's not of the "evil prosecutor" mold as is commonly thought and her background, particularly her history of fighting white-collar crime and corporations, doesn't strike me as someone who is intent on screwing the little guy over. That said, the seemingly-excessive charges could stem from a result of misconception and, let's face it, technological ignorance (hacking sounds bad, period). But in solving the overall problem in the justice system, let's not attribute to malice what can be attributed to other issues just yet.<p>--
One edit: a link to a piece by Aaron on yelling at the machine, rather than the person:
<a href="http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/nummi" rel="nofollow">http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/nummi</a><p>My intent is not to say that the petition is wrong, but to argue that if people are going to call for action, call it for the right and <i>productive</i> reasons, rather than simplifying cause and effect to just one main person (even if the buck technically stops with her).