But never did I or could I have ever imagined that I would be mocked, that I would be ridiculed, that I would receive hate mail, that I would receive death threats, they would describe how my husband would be killed coming out of my house, and how no police officers would -- officers would respond, how they would target my children, right?
Marilyn Mosby reflects on the severe personal attacks she has faced as a result of her work as a state attorney.
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We have got to get out. We have got to get this man out of office. Our life literally depends on this election.
The world is literally watching to see if America’s justice system lives up to the ideals and the promise of ensuring one standard of justice for all.
So, one of the things that I recognized, as a prosecutor, my ability to shape the criminal justice system, recognizing, as I stated, that these low-level offenses for black people in this country can lead to a death sentence.