iamshadow21
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The prosecutor, as far as I know, doesn't have to take the feelings of the family or their wishes into consideration at all.To clarify my thoughts on the DA’s attitude-
If I had to prosecute this case I think I would be more sensitive for the sake of the wishes and feelings of the father and grandparents of the victims. I think I would take a gentler approach- not in my actions because I would still want to see my perpetrator secured in custody and on the path to a court resolution- but in my tone.
I don’t know what is normal in a case like this. It’s not like I expect them to do anything differently, I don’t know what to expect at all. But it’s jarring to hear them downplaying her injuries in juxtaposition to her husband, the father of the dead children, who found his family dead and almost dead, taking a completely different tone.
I don’t know what the implications are, I just find it notable
The crimes that LC is charged with, the plaintiff is the state, not her family, not her dead children. It seems strange and wrong, but it's the way the legal system is structured.
This isn't civil court where an injured party is looking for restitution. It's a criminal case.
For example, a victim's family can be completely, vocally anti-death penalty, even for the murderer of their loved one. A prosecutor can - and will - still pursue the death penalty as a punishment if the severity of the crime qualifies it as a DP case.
It's always more pleasant when the prosecutor and the courts are aligned with a victim's family in what they want out of a trial and sentencing, but it's not a requirement, especially in a case where both victims and perpetrator are intimate kin.
Very much not a lawyer, please correct me if I'm wrong here.