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Green Party Candidate Vies for Detroit District Attorney Job

By Jeralyn

A TalkLeft endorsement: Matthew Abel for District Attorney in Detroit. He's running on the Green Party ticket against current DA Kym Worthy. Abel, whose website is CannibisCounsel, tells the Michigan Concerned Citizen:

Worthy has not prosecuted any Detroit police officer for the killing of a citizen since, as an assistant prosecutor, she prosecuted Larry Budzyn and Walter Nevers for the killing of Malice Green in 1992. During her term, Detroit police officers have committed numerous questionable killings and even public rapes in the guise of cavity searches which have gone unchallenged. The prosecutor is required by law to investigate these killings.

“The prosecutor also needs to be the one to tell the police that we are not condoning illegal searches and traffic stops or issuing bad warrants, that we’re not going to cover up police misconduct,” Abel said.

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Many other topics and criticisms of Worthy's administration are included in the article, from forfeiture abuse to racial profiling and more. Hope you will read the whole thing.

I've never cared for the views and policies of current Detroit prosecutor Kym Worthy, ever since hearing her biased commentary during the Jonbenet Ramsey and President Clinton impeachment days, when she served as a Detroit judge.

I know Matthew Abel, having spent time talking to him about his crime policy views at the NORML Aspen Legal seminar this year and last. Here's a picture I took of him:

If you live in Detroit, I hope you will give him your vote for District Attorney.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 15, 2008 (boomark / email).