'Equal Justice': The Politicization of Prosecution
Article by Marina Medvin in "Townhall":
As she announced felony charges against the McCloskeys, St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner noted something that most people missed: that she was elected to pursue "equal justice."
What exactly is "equal justice," and how is it distinguished from justice?
"Equal justice" is a term used by neoleftist politicians to alert their base of racial disparities in the criminal justice system, with the implication that "racial equity" must be actively pursued. It is most commonly used by Soros-sponsored wolves in prosecutors' clothing. It is a political movement to interject a race consideration component into the criminal justice system. There is even an Equal Justice Initiative organization, a Soros-sponsored group that advertises itself as "committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society."
The answer lies in Kim Gardner's implementation of "equal justice" as a whole.
Consider this: Gardner refused to prosecute 80% of the arrests related to looting, property destruction, theft, and rioting during the BLM protests. This is consistent with her lackadaisical approach to the prosecution of serious crime since her election. Last year, she refused to prosecute more than 76% of felony arrests. Why not prosecute serious crime? Because Gardner is implementing "equal justice" as a type of racial justice reparation. But Gardner does not say it straight out; instead, she tells us that she is making these non-prosecution decisions because there was insufficient evidence to move forward with charges.
It's clear that Kim Gardner is not worried about the sufficiency of the evidence in her decision-making. Gardner is making her decisions on other factors, political and racial ones.
Gardner described the BLM mob that broke down an iron gate to trespass in the McCloskeys' private community as "peaceful, unarmed protesters ... participating in nonviolent protest." By comparison, she describes the McCloskey response as "threatening" and "unacceptable." Mob crime is acceptable, but self-defense is not? Really?
But Kim Gardner explained herself: she was elected to pursue "equal justice." This is why Gardner refused to acknowledge BLM mob criminality, and why Gardner went after the McCloskeys despite a feeble case against them. The McCloskey prosecution is just politics; race politics, to be precise.
Kim Gardner simply put her weight on a racial bias see-saw.
And, conservatives now need to be on the lookout for neoleftist justice terminology. "Equal justice" is different than plain old justice in that it implies racially and politically-driven decision-making, as opposed to blind justice. Kim Gardner, for one, is implementing "equal justice" as a type of racial justice reparation. Do you think she is the first or the last to do so? Of course not. George Soros has hired many prosecutors to do the same.
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2020/07/21/equal-justice-the-politicization-of-prosecution-n2572872
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