Yet the system will let them. I've had a prosecutor and trooper hold a charge that they know was incorrect and subject us to pre trial restrictions found only under that charge. The prosecutor also used their position to block our ability to have a witness remotely testify by telling court scheduling not to even speak to us (inappropriately using their position to influence the court). The state police said they see nothing wrong with knowingly holding an incorrect charge and subjecting people to pretrial under it. The Bar said that even though the conduct we described would constitute prosecutorial misconduct, they won't pursue complaints against prosecutors unless the court makes a determination supporting that. That would cost thousands of dollars to hire a lawyer, make an appeal, etc. The ACLU said they have bigger issues to deal with. I submitted a complaint to DOJ, but I'm not holding my breath.
Literally everyone we dealt with as a part of the system made a bunch of mistakes and didn't give damn about correcting them or protecting people's rights. It's us vs them and all about the money.
"Strongly insisted" links to: https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/02/nvidia_cuda_openai/
> One of the pieces of evidence against Williams claims ShotSpotter's sensors in Chicago identified gunfire where surveillance cameras had seen Williams stop his car by a south-side Chicago block, right when and where the cops said Herring was shot.
> However, Williams’ lawyer submitted paperwork [PDF] claiming ShotSpotter actually detected a firework a mile away from that location, and that ShotSpotter later reclassified the bang as a gunshot and the location as being where Williams was seen on camera, Vice first reported.
> Williams' lawyer demanded the court hold an inquiry into the ShotSpotter evidence, and the prosecutors simply withdrew it.
> ShotSpotter responded by denying at length it improperly altered any data or evidence, and hit back at any suggestion it had done so to help the police make a case. It said its software generates real-time alerts automatically, and staff later analyze the microphone readings to submit forensic reports for the courts, and these final reports can therefore differ from the initial alerts.
> "The idea that ShotSpotter 'alters' or 'fabricates' evidence in any way is an outrageous lie and would be a criminal offense," it said in a statement. "We follow the facts and data for our forensic analysis. Period."
> Update: The case against Williams was dismissed by the judge at the request of the prosecution, which admitted it now had insufficient evidence. Williams had spent the best part of a year in jail awaiting trial.