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Ronny Jackson: Law enforcement is not automatic. It isn't blind. What every prosecutor is practically required to do is select the…

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
Law enforcement is not automatic. It isn't blind. What every prosecutor is practically required to do is select the cases for prosecution in which the offense is the most flagrant, the public harm the greatest, and the proof the most certain.
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Ronny Jackson
Republican · Texas

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Jackson emphasized the selective nature of law enforcement in prosecuting financial crimes.

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