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Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says by psychlops on Saturday May 20, 2023 @03:33PM (#36014864)
> If they went around prosecuting the police they wouldn't get any more cases and they would put themselves out of business.

The prosecutor works for the government. No business involved. They will be just fine if there are no cases.

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Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says by lazide on Saturday May 20, 2023 @05:12PM (#36015672)
Not really - budget is allocated (and taxes often created/raised) based on degree of public outcry/crisis.

No crime, no need to pay for a prosecutors office (or a lot of cops).

A variant of ‘use it or lose it’, which is the standard in gov’t and large Corp budgeting.

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