When prosecutors get it wrong

OPINION:

Recently we have seen three high-profile cases in which prosecutor decisions have been proven badly wrong. In Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse, seriously overcharged in the opinion of many legal experts, was found not guilty of every single charge. In Georgia, prosecutors initially decided not to bring a single charge in the Ahmaud Arbery killing, but a jury found the defendants guilty of felony murder. Again in Wisconsin, trivial bail for a multiple violent offender led to the deaths of six people and the injury of 61 in the parade rampage. Should prosecutors have so much discretion that they can get it so wrong?

BOB SMITH

Fairfax, Va.