The point in projective law

b1-66er: 

Extremely good write-up of a super interesting case.

 https://nyti.ms/2uxWTrz

The mouthpiece: 

Fascinating.

Really an excellent article. Great details. One interesting quote caught my eye from a former US attorney, saying the government should never lose the case.

I understand his point about how much power of the government has, and how prosecutorial discretion should weigh heavily in favor of not bringing questionable cases.

But, in my view, there are some cases the government must bring, even though they might lose. The Noor Salman case does not look like one of those, both because she was likely innocent and because the evidence for guilt was extremely weak. This kind of case should never be brought. But in cases where the defendant is likely guilty, but the evidence happens to be weak, I believe there's a strong argument for bringing some of those cases. My reasoning is that even if the government loses, it must show that it is willing to try some cases on principle, even against heavy odds.