The failure of some prosecutors to faithfully execute their enormous power is by now a familiar reality. Prosecutors who violate the rules can bring terrible consequences. The lives of people accused of crime, and their families, can be destroyed forever, especially when the prosecutor's misconduct sends an innocent person to prison for the rest of their life. People with upstanding reputations can find those reputations ruined by an overzealous prosecutor. And prosecutors who break the rules shatter the public's perception that criminal proceedings are fair and produce just results. Most shockingly, prosecutors who break the rules and cause untold harm are almost never held accountable for their shameful conduct. Indeed, they even get promoted. A New York Times editorial characterized New York state's system that fails to discipline bad prosecutors a "prosecutor-protection racket." ("How Can You Destroy a Person's Life and Get a Slap on the Wrist," Dec. 2, 2021).