OpinionViewpointsProsecutors: Do Your Job!CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveMike Schmidt, Multnomah County district attorney, speaks to the media at City Hall in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 30, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesBy Diane Dimond9/12/2020Updated: 9/14/2020PrintCommentaryThere is a destructive crime and justice trend afoot that clearly endangers public safety.