To the Editor:
Dutchess County will elect a new District Attorney in November. Anthony Parisi is the clear choice to assume this vital position as our County’s chief law enforcement officer.
Justice Robert Jackson spoke about the qualifications of District Attorney when he said, “The qualities of a good prosecutor are as elusive and as impossible to define as those which mark a gentleman. And those who need to be told would not understand it anyway. A sensitiveness to fair play and sportsmanship is perhaps the best protection against the abuse of power, and the citizen’s safety lies in the prosecutor who tempers zeal with human kindness, who seeks truth and not victims, who serves the law and not factional purposes, and who approaches his task with humility.”
As an experienced prosecutor and committed public servant for a quarter of a century, Anthony Parisi has demonstrated his commitment to the above ideals. He is very deserving of the support of all Dutchess County voters.
I unequivocally endorse Anthony Parisi for Dutchess County District Attorney.
The Honorable Katherine A. Moloney (retired)
City of Poughkeepsie Court
