> If you don't lock the kid up then you're a) soft on crime (people are scared, gotta do something) and b) there is a chance he'll shoot up the school and your career is dead and you'll get a billion dollar lawsuit against you.
Why can't you hold him over night (tough on crime)? Hold an investigation on his operational capabilities, and then let him go when you realize he can't pull it off?
> Unfortunately locking this kid up is a very sensible decision for the DA.
No it isn't. You swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, not do things that are political expedient. There are plenty of ways a DA could prove due diligence without holding the kid in jail.
Why can't you hold him over night (tough on crime)? Hold an investigation on his operational capabilities, and then let him go when you realize he can't pull it off?
> Unfortunately locking this kid up is a very sensible decision for the DA.
No it isn't. You swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, not do things that are political expedient. There are plenty of ways a DA could prove due diligence without holding the kid in jail.