ViewpointsOpinionProsecutors: Do Your Job!SavePrintMike Schmidt, Multnomah County district attorney, speaks to the media at City Hall in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 30, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesDiane Dimond9/12/2020|Updated: 9/14/2020CommentaryThere is a destructive crime and justice trend afoot that clearly endangers public safety.Share this articleLeave a commentDiane DimondAuthorDiane Dimond is an author and investigative journalist.Author’s Selected ArticlesWho Commits Suicide?Mar 16, 2022Holiday Best Wishes and Goodbye, for NowDec 26, 2021Should Judges Act as ‘Potted Plants’ or Active Reformers?Dec 20, 2021School Shootings: Time to Hold the Grown-ups Accountable, TooDec 12, 2021Related Topicscriminal justice systemLarry KrasnerKimberly FoxxMike Schmidtdereliction of dutyDiana BectonRachael Rollins