Sound Politics: Keith Scully files for Prosecutor

June 06, 2007

Keith Scully files for Prosecutor

Environmental lawyer Keith Scully has filed as a Democrat candidate for County Prosecutor.

I perused Scully's campaign website. His top 3 issues:

Death Penalty
Diversity
Labor

He wants to expand the purview of the criminal justice system:

As we get serious about protecting Puget Sound and stopping global warming, a focused enforcement unit will be essential. Keith would create a unit dedicated to environmental enforcement

This would be interesting. Throw the Seattle City Council in jail for violating the Growth Management Act? Arrest grandma for failing to sort her trash? Prosecute the sun for overheating the solar system?

One wonders whether Scully might be a foil to make Bob Ferguson look reasonable.

But this gives me hope:

Keith understands the fraud division, and would expand its role to include all fraud crimes.

I'll believe it when he has Dean Logan extradited from California.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 06, 2007 11:28 PM | Email This

Comments

1. Meanwhile, the Seattle Times says that Bob Ferguson has been restored to active status with the Washington State Bar Association, after completing a whirlwind smorgasbord of on-line continuing legal education courses.

Maybe Rick White could take a few pointers from Ferguson on how to get one's law license re-activated in order to seek high-profile public legal offiuces?

Posted by: Richard Pope on June 7, 2007 12:28 AM

2. Obviously Richard, it was your 'catch' that caused the awareness that he needed a law license. What if.... you had waited till after the filing period. Would the legal beagles have allowed him to stay on the ballot and then do the whirlwind CLUs? Do you think they would have found some loophole to allow him on the ballot?

I think he was on the ballot no matter the legalities. Sorry, Mr. Cynic, for being cynical and using your handle.

Posted by: swatter on June 7, 2007 07:07 AM

3. Please God, don't let this Keith guy win. The county deserves better than someone whose priorities aren't really in good order.

Posted by: MIchele on June 7, 2007 12:18 PM

4. Update:

Ferguson won't run for prosecuting attorney

Posted by: eric on June 7, 2007 02:23 PM

5. Man, it doesn't take long to demonize a D on this site, does it? Environmental laws are, um, laws after all, and enforcing them is a good law-and-order stance, part of the conservative agenda as much as the conservationist one.

(And let's be clear: In a D primary, which is where Scully starts, his "issues" page is simply addressing D constituency questions.)

If having a D by one's name is a scarlet letter, then why even bother having this conversation? If, on the other hand, you want to talk about the candidates, talk about *real* ones--not cardboard caricatures. "Arrest grandma [what, no capitalization for Granny?] for sorting the trash?" Puh-leese.

Real environmental crimes cost the county (state and feds) millions--or even billions--in cleanup. That money comes from--wait for it--tax dollars. The crimes perpetrated by, yes, criminals, plain and simple. If you're soft on those laws, well, you're soft on crime. All Scully is calling for is being more aggressive in prosecuting those laws, and as the Rs like to say, enforcement is the key to prevention.

Hey, if you don't like the environmental laws, change the legislative bodies in our state, but don't undercut the prosecutor's office.

(Oh, and for the record, it's "Democratic candidate," not "Democrat candidate." Don't embarrass yourself; you know what that's about, and it's just bad grammar to boot.)

Posted by: John Gastil on June 8, 2007 08:33 AM