he enters a battle gravely,
with sorrow & great compassion,
as if he were attending a funeral
lao tzu, tao te ching
i
what was not said
by the prosecutor man
ii
after careful evaluation of the evidence, my office has initiated
the prosecution of a king for his potentially wrongful doings outside the law.
iii
it is a grave & serious step we have taken in the course of meeting our onerous responsibility to fairly & impartially enforce the law at all levels of our government & our society.
iv
it is always important to caution ourselves and to remind the public, that under the wisdom of our judicial system, all defendants are innocent until they are proven guilty.
v
all defendants are entitled to the full protection of their dignity & reputation throughout the judicial process.
vi
the process is fully in our hands & we are fully responsible for a just, reasonable & objective outcome.
vii
so help us God