checks and balances

A good friend of mine is going through some legal issues. I hate using the term "some" because he is going through ridiculous legal issues. He has been slandered and put through the ringer by the District Attorneys office, local news agencies and some of Salt Lakes' "wonderful and non-judgemental" citizens. He has lost clientel over this as well as a sister who was pressured so much by certain people to basically lie (as she knew of no wrong doing) that she took her own life. And the charges keep coming... because my friend won't give in to the prosecuting attorneys desperate plea to settle this without him looking like an idiot, more charges have been filed. The sad thing is, is that this happens all the time. When the D.A's office does not have enough evidence to convict in a trial they will start looking for ticky tack charges to keep adding to your record so that you give in to the overwhelming amounts of time you are facing and take a plea deal on lesser charges. I know this because I went through it. My ex wife after I told her I wanted out of our marriage lied and said I raped her. I spent 9 months in jail facing 5 first degree felonies. The deals kept coming but so did the ticky tack charges. I'd write my kids a letter and get a protective order violation. But I knew I was innocent and I stood my ground and took it to a jury trial where the truth came out and I was found not guilty and the charges were dropped. So as I have been there watching first hand at what is going on with my friend I can't help but to think back to what I went through and see he is going through the same thing. So how does the D.A' office get away with manipulating the system without any repercussions? Its because by law they can take any little act you do that they can charge you with they will... and because its not really (in my opinion) about serving justice or protecting society but rather about power, prestige, money and fame. They care more about their win-loss record or conviction rate than they do about the publics safety. It is parlayed in Tyler Perry's "Madea goes to jail" where the D.A in that case has a 98% conviction rate but it comes out that she pads charges and criminal history.
So what can we do? Well I believe we need to stick to our guns when we truly know in our hearts we are innocent. Take it all the way to trial. If you and God know you are innocent he will see you through for one and two.... it will make the prosecuting work and if you are out after they have charged you...DO NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING TO USE AGAINST YOU. In other words don't help them win the case. Keep your nose clean. Then when you have been vindicated make sure everyone you can know that you faced the injustice and won. Write letters to the newspapers, tell the media, let the prosecuting attorney know that he/she can't manipulate eveyone. Hopefully the checks and balances that should be in place will take notice and step in and hold those who swore to uphold the law actually uphold it.