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out of anything. And to me I really believe that there's nothing <br /> there, but because there's been a lot of debate on it. We've got <br /> emails and Facebooks and people sending me hate...how dare <br /> you...how can you not see this, this conflict? People will see what <br /> they want to see. And you know I've tried to make it as clean as <br /> possible. I've...like I said when the paper called and they asked <br /> the story...I volunteered the information that my wife worked <br /> rather than trying to keep it out of the press because I think the <br /> more you do things like this...the more you come for Boards like <br /> this and tell the story...put yourself in harm's way...the more <br /> people feel that they can trust what happens in government. And <br /> they find out what the story is....and I say that and people are <br /> gonna criticize that too so. That's just the way things are. You <br /> have to have tough skin when you're in position like mine. <br /> Ms. Sumner-Mack: Well I just don't want you to take it personally. Thank you for <br /> sharing your information with us. <br /> Mr. Roth: Thank you. <br /> Mr. Wiseman: Yeah, I have one other question. These people that are charged <br /> with a crime is at issue here. The crime is obstructing roadway <br /> or... <br /> Mr. Roth: Basically obstructing a government operation. <br /> Mr. Wiseman: And so my question is...are you aware of any other crimes your <br /> office is prosecuting? Similar crimes? <br /> Mr. Roth: To these? <br /> Mr. Wiseman: Yeah. <br /> Mr. Roth: Oh absolutely. We've...this is our second bout of this. We had a <br /> whole bunch of cases in 2015 that we prosecuted and then there <br /> was a Supreme Court decision that changed the way the judge <br /> looked at those cases and we had to dismiss a bunch of those cases. <br /> Based on rulings that we're getting from the bench. So we've <br /> prosecuted and we've also dismissed cases because of...you <br /> know...what people don't understand and I know you'll <br /> understand this, Judge, is that...as a prosecutor...we're a minister <br /> of justice. Our role is very limited. There's cases that we want to <br /> charge...we want to go forward with...but we have an ethical <br /> burden...if we don't believe we can prove the case beyond a <br /> reasonable doubt...we don't charge. And you know, that's hard <br /> sometimes you know. Sometimes there's things like, the police <br /> 23 <br />