"ANYBODY BUT NIESKES"
Thank God!
RCC presents the two
Racine County
District Attorney Candidates
Tricia Hanson
Thomas Binger
Have you done your homework to determine the best person for the very important position of
Racine County District Attorney?
We have and will be releasing our
endorsement this week.
The most influential and powerful person in
the county is the District Attorney. It is imperative to put political affiliations to the side and determine the best candidate for the people of Racine County
Encompassing more power than judges and
police combined, the D.A.’s office has the unique position of managing the
decision to charge or not to charge.
It doesn’t matter
if the police or a judge desires to forward a case or not, the decision is
made at the D.A.’s office
As top cop of the county, the D.A’s office has an
obligation to the public to uphold the laws of the land.
In upholding
the laws, the D.A. must work with the public and numerous governmental agencies,
including local, county, state and the countless federal branches of
government.
And it is here dealing with other government agencies
where the lines of integrity can blur. If the D.A.'s office does not keep an arm’s length away from
the very agencies it needs to associate with, the integrity of the office is compromised.
We say
this because not all cases referred or submitted to the D.A’s office by the public and various law enforcement agencies are as claimed.
So it is the D.A.’s job to objectively critique, scrutinize
and question the evidence to properly determine if charges are warranted.
Errors, acts and
omissions by victims, complainants, witnesses and law enforcement are
commonplace. So a D.A. must be able to dissect and decipher the incident without prejudice to
make a proper decision as to whether to prosecute or not prosecute a case.
For the most part, even when errors, acts and omissions
occur, the system works as it should.
But the system is prone to failue when unethical conduct by participants occur.
The biggest cog in the wheel to justice occurs when
various parties are less than candid.
And the cogged wheel of justice is exacerbated tenfold
when corrupt government officials are put into play.
Testimony by law enforcement usually carries more credence
than that of the public, even when it is false or misleading.
This is true in both the D.A.’s office
and in court. So it is imperative that the top cop of the county also police's law enforcement
Hhaving an honest, impartial and smart D.A. in
office who properly scrutinize the reports and statements is of paramount
importance to the integrity of the office.
Rogue cops and judges in Racine County still do exist,
so we need a D.A. of impeccable character who will properly vet the complaints to
keep the system in balance.
We need an honest District
Attorney who knows how to keep an arm’s length away from fellow government
officials all while working closely with them.
And our endorsement goes to ? .......
We will announce this week!
"ANYBODY BUT NIESKES"
