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> If they had called off an overzealous D.A. from throwing the book at him, he might be alive today. Why not blame the D.A.?

False dilemma. I am capable of blaming both.

Sure. Are you blaming them both for the same thing? And what is that, exactly? His anguish, his death, both?

I consider both to be partially responsible for his death. Not legally, but morally.