Why We Need Term Limits for Prosecutors

December is police brutality month here at Court Breakdown.  We have been focusing on the laws and mindsets that allow for tragedies like the unpunished death of Eric Garner.  Today, however, I would like to focus on one possible part of the solution:  term limits for prosecutors.  While this simple step does not directly deal with bad cops, it would indirectly do a great deal to increase police officer's criminal accountability.

Missouri Law Gives Officers too Broad of a License to Kill

Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown, and he will face no legal repercussions for his actions.  Some members of our society are pleased with this result.  Others are outraged.  But while many people have strong opinions on this particular case, most of them are not familiar with the Missouri law that allowed Darren Wilson to shoot Michael Brown to death and face no criminal responsibility.  In Missouri, that law falls under the defense of Justification.  It is a law that gives police officers the right to kill people who are suspected of minor crimes, and it  desperately needs to change.