2000,

September 14th.

New York, sunny.

On this day, Robert Morgenthau was just like any other.

Arriving at his office in upper Manhattan at nine o'clock in the morning on time.

As soon as he arrived at the office, he saw his granddaughter walking over with a few newspapers in her hand, with a somewhat unhappy look on her face.

“ Greatpapa.”

She said softly: "You should read these newspapers."

"Okay." Robert looked calm and took the newspaper handed over by his granddaughter.

"Honey, go and make me a cup of coffee. You know what I like."

Paige nodded.

Robert continued to walk briskly, not letting his granddaughter's sudden behavior affect his mood.

He came to the third floor and was in his own private office.

After sitting in his seat, Robert spread out the newspapers that Peggy had brought to him in such a hurry.

On top is a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

In the United States, cities with relatively serious oppositional sentiments.

There's New York and Los Angeles.

There are two cities, one on the east coast and one on the west coast.

They have the same developed economies and the same large populations.

They are equally attractive to Americans and people from all over the world.

Among them, Los Angeles is an upstart and has only developed in recent decades.

New York is old money and has been around longer than this country.

New Yorkers have never looked down on Americans from other places.

"The New Yorker" magazine once published a cartoon "America through the eyes of New Yorkers"——

To the west of the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York, there is a narrow stretch of New Jersey, and then all the way to the west coast of the United States is a blur of "large rural areas".

The arrogant and narcissistic ambitions of New Yorkers are clearly visible.

Hmm. It feels a bit like an old Shanghainese.

This is the inherent bad nature of human beings.

Later, Los Angeles rose rapidly in the 20th century relying on high technology, Hollywood, and industrial strength.

By this century, the Los Angeles urban area is no longer inferior to the New York urban area.

Then the residents of the two cities began to look at each other's displeasure.

New Yorkers call Los Angeles people "rednecks" and Los Angeles is a large rural area.

The playwright Neil Simon, who was born in the Bronx, New York, once said:

"It's 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37°C) in New York and 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22°C) in Los Angeles.

When the temperature in New York is 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1°C), it's still 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22°C) in Los Angeles.

But there are 6 million interesting people in New York, and you can only find 72 interesting people in Los Angeles."

If New Yorkers are like this, people in Los Angeles will certainly not be polite.

People in Los Angeles say New York is rude and uncivilized and is a big pigsty.

It is for this reason that the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other New York newspapers report on Los Angeles and California.

I often like to add fuel to the fire, and there is some discrimination in it.

In turn, the Los Angeles Times, the local newspaper in Los Angeles.

When reporting scandals or bad news here in New York, I also prefer to add insult to injury and take pleasure in others' misfortunes.

Open the Los Angeles Times, Robert, and it's on the front page.

I saw a sensational title - "On the Injustice and Darkness of New York's Judiciary".

"fxxk! A countryman's newspaper, what nonsense!"

Robert Morgenthau, an old East Coaster and old New Yorker, was a little overwhelmed just by seeing this title.

Robert now somewhat understood why Peggy looked so bad just now.

Robert held back his nausea and anger as he flipped through the article that was used as a front-page headline by the Los Angeles Times.

". As we all know, New Yorkers are impatient, rude, and uncivilized. But they are still Americans and our compatriots."

"And now, unfortunately, our fellow New Yorkers, they've endured years of miscarriages of justice."

"Why do I say that? The author has data. Readers, please read the following content."

"."

Robert frowned. The following content was all about unjust cases and tangled criminal cases in New York in the past ten years.

The prosecutor system in the United States is very different from that in China. The details can be determined.

In American criminal proceedings, prosecutors play a leading role, mainly in the two systems of "selective prosecution" and "plea bargaining."

The "selective prosecution" system means that the prosecutor is the only one with great personal discretion.

This leads to the fact that prosecutors in the United States have great power.

Many cases do not even need to go to court.

They can then resolve the case in advance through a plea bargain.

Plea bargaining means that after being indicted, the defendant can reach a deal with the assistant prosecutor through his lawyer, voluntarily confess to the crime, or reveal an accomplice, in order to obtain a reduced sentence.

According to statistics, approximately 90% of criminal cases in the United States are concluded through plea bargaining.

One can imagine how many gray areas there will be in order to reduce the penalty.

Most of these unjust cases and tangled cases like those reported by the Los Angeles Times were resolved at the plea bargaining stage.

A "selective prosecution", and a "plea bargain".

Coupled with the unique federal system and separation of powers, prosecutors like Robert have great power in their own fields.

It is said that the greater the power, the deeper the corruption.

With such great power, no one can remain innocent forever.

Same goes for Robert.

The data and cases presented by the Los Angeles Times this time were basically the result of Robert's errors in judgment or some unspeakable transactions.

It’s not like there weren’t some media or defendants suing Robert before.

But this time, it was the Los Angeles Times that came to the end.

While Robert was angry, he also began to feel a little worried.

He immediately put the Los Angeles Times aside and picked up the newspaper below.

He wished it wasn't a name like "The Washington Post" or "The Chicago Tribune."

Fortunately, below the Los Angeles Times is the Boston Daily News.

Although it is also a big newspaper, its impact is obviously much lower than the first two.

Robert took one look at the front page headline of the Boston Daily News and lost interest.

"A shooting broke out in Quincy Market yesterday, one person was killed and four were injured, and the suspect is still on the run."

What a fuss, just everyday.

Robert flipped through it and searched for a while, in a relatively remote corner of the newspaper.

Found a report titled "Manhattan District Attorney Suspected of Miscarriage of Justice."

Compared with the "Los Angeles Times"'s adding insult to injury and its gloating tone.

The Boston Journal's report was much milder.

The title is more sensational, but the content is relatively peaceful and very neutral.

Robert put down the Boston Journal and flipped through the newspapers below.

He found that newspapers at the bottom were smaller in size.

Paige has obviously done some sorting.

Most of the reports were mild, and although there were accusations, they were still to an acceptable level.
To be continued...