In the case of State of Alaska v. Ted Hart, a Nov. 2, 2015 retrial commandeered by a zealous district attorney, the community of Haines experiences both vindictiveness and erosive insult. Said district attorney claims the state must “…do our best to hold Mr. Hart accountable in this matter in both to assist in his rehabilitation and protect the community.”

Having observed the entire original trial in April 2015 that resulted in dropping one of two counts and…