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This Letter to the Editor is submitted by Jeffrey Paul, Albuquerque.
The Albuquerque Journal’s endorsement of District Attorney Sam Bregman (“Editorial: Bregman has earned a 4-year contract extension as Bernalillo County DA, May 25, 2024) is troublesome on a couple levels. Why does the Journal endorse Bregman? As the endorsement states, “Bregman says he’s fallen in love with being the Second Judicial District Attorney and that he has a lot more work to do to restore a sense of public safety in Bernalillo County. That’s good enough for us.” And, “Bregman also has a tremendous presence outside the courtroom.”
Well, that’s not good enough for me. Yes, Bregman has a presence in the community; never turning down a chance for a photo op. He can talk all he wants to about hiring lots of new prosecutors but he will not tell you that many are just filling positions that others have vacated. And his lack of good judgement is not good enough for me. His announcement letting us know he dropped hundreds of DWI cases due to a confidential federal investigation just opened the door for those under investigation to potentially conceal or destroy evidence.
Loving his job is just not good enough for me. Good judgement and dedication to solving problems is more important than photo oping in a cowboy hat.
A DA that removes a public list of cops that canNOT be trusted to testify, himself CANNOT be trusted!!!