noBrainer Baffles Brandenburg

The question is simple; should criminal charges be filed against members of the leadership of the APS and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department?

If DA Brandenburg is a competent attorney;
it should be the matter of minutes, not months,
to determine whether or not the misconduct of
APS leaders and sheriff's department employees
warrants the filing of criminal charges.

There are at least two reports sitting in her lap;
one by an impartial professional investigator.

All she has to do is read them.

District Attorney Kari Brandenburg has three choices;
file charges, dismiss the allegations, or continue to
do nothing except stonewall.

Each choice has pros and cons.

1. file charges

• pro; the public interest is protected and public records would be surrendered to public knowledge.
• con; Brandenburg forfeits forever, her membership in Albuquerque's privileged class.

2. dismiss the allegations

• pro; APS administrators, board members, Darren White, and Brandenburg would all benefit personally and immensely. Darren White could run for congress without ever having to explain, defend, or even acknowledge his failure to safeguard the public trust and treasure.
  
• con; the truth is going to come out sooner or later, and when it does, Brandenburg's reputation would be destroyed; maybe she might be the subject of criminal charges of her own, for conspiracy and dereliction of duty.

3. continue to stonewall

• pro; while it is unethical, it works as well as a dismissal for those who cannot be held accountable for ethical misconduct. The truth remains hidden, and the corrupt and the incompetent are enabled to continued to evade accountability.
• con; the public interest is being betrayed; nothing in the leadership of the APS, BCSO, or DA's Office will ever change; and public servants will continue to serve their own interests at the expense of the public interest, and without consequence.
• con or, CON! (depending on your perspective); It requires the aid and abet of the media (which was apparently, not all that hard to garner; and represents for them, a conette, or a conling). However, for the public who depend on the media to furnish the information necessary for their meaningful participation in their democracy, it is a CON!, boldface, all caps, exclamation point,
  

... if ever there was one.