December 15, 2008 9:41AM 

# Except for the DNA, He’s Guilty as Hell 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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Some prosecutors will say or do anything to win a case. Even if that means convicting an innocent person, letting a rapist off the hook, and [smearing an 11-year old girl](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-dna-14-dec15,0,5809555.story). Sometimes these ambitious prosecutors run for higher office and win. Sometimes they become judges. In a just world, more of them would repent and then help us to [clear landmines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_mine#Demining_.28Detecting_and_removing.29).

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