You know, when you look at state statutes for manslaughter, let us say you had 100,000 cases of manslaughter nationally, and there were only a few dozen prosecuted, people would start to ask questions about what is wrong with the law.
Kucinich questions the low prosecution rates for workplace safety violations compared to manslaughter.
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