Can someone explain the logic behind District Attorney's being elected? I'm not from the US so don't understand the reasoning. Why are certain crimes prosecuted based on decisions of an elected official? That just seems obviously highly manipulatable to me.
The theory is that democracy allows the people to hold the DA accountable to the public good, vs an appointed DA who can use their power for political ends and is only accountable to the person that appoints them (who they can do favors for).
