RedModsSuck t1_jdkw9ht wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:22 AM

Reply to comment by HomicidalHushPuppy in Zappala threatens to keep Kennywood from opening if it doesn't comply with security demands by cooldude_4000

> I think the bigger issue is he's not law enforcement

You have a serious misunderstanding of law enforcement in the state. He is the chief law enforcement officer in the county.

the_real_xuth t1_jdl1kkp wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:11 AM

This is a really twisted and non-standard usage of "law enforcement". His purpose is to prosecute crimes. No police officer is supposed to answer to him professionally. Quite the contrary, the police are supposed to be independent of the prosecutors and investigate suspected criminal cases without bias while the prosecutor is by definition in an adversarial role. The shitty thing is when police and the DA's office see themselves as partners which is where all kinds of problems crop up.

RedModsSuck t1_jdmz0lk wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Apparently the state and just about every DA disagrees with you. This same statement appears on the website of dozens of DAs in PA:

"The District Attorney, as the chief law enforcement officer of the county, is mandated by law to sign all bills of indictment and conduct in court all criminal and other prosecutions in the name of the Commonwealth."

The only one twisting things is you.

https://yorkda.com

the_real_xuth t1_jdnklqc wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Yes, this is their method of PR.

RedModsSuck t1_jdsqpuz wrote on March 26, 2023 at 10:09 PM

You do know that DA offices often have their own officers, right? That redneck that shot the jogger in Georgia had been one. That is why the DA tried to cover up the case.

the_real_xuth t1_jdua0rp wrote on March 27, 2023 at 6:28 AM

I don't know about Georgia, but certainly not in Pennsylvania (nor Allegheny county).

omgwouldyou t1_jdl4tw5 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:45 AM

Could you cite the law being violated when a private business doesn't implement a policy change the DA of a county recommended to them?

Do you also think that Zappalla could shutdown his local Giant Eagle because they refused to carry his favorite brand of chips after he requested they do so?

RedModsSuck t1_jdmybum wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:29 PM

I did not say that he is has the authority to make Kennywood do anything, I was just correcting the statement made by the poster.