There is no doubt that Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy is a competent jurist, one who understands the law. She has been a judge and prosecutor. That means Worthy has had the opportunity to look at the law from different lenses. When she first cruised into office unchallenged, she was a legal star. Much of that came out of her prosecution of two White police officers in the death of Malice Green. She changed the face of the justice system and gave hope to many that race was not factor in how justice would be dispensed in our county. And many in our community strongly believed that Worthy was the answer to some of our challenges in the justice system.

However, looking at where we are today, I am beginning to ask if Worthy’s office takes seriously what is going on in our community.

I have seen her in front of every camera in the last two months trying to prosecute every crime, a clear departure from two years ago where the prosecutor was hardly seen out chasing down crime. And in some cases, she will come back after having a massive press conference to say that there were not enough charges to pursue the crime in the first place. If that is the case, why hold a world press conference when the evidence you have is so shaky? Do we have a prosecutor who is at all costs bent on having a lovefest with the media?

There are other situations begging for attention — and action. For instance, Copper theft, which is hurting the city. Copper thieves struck AT&T cable six times between Dec. 15 and Dec. 19, knocking out phone service to hundreds of Detroiters, and there are hundreds more examples of this criminal act. People are at risk, unable to call 911 in case of an emergency.

The prosecutor’s response to the theft is to enforce stricter laws on the criminals. That alone is not going to solve the problem. Putting those thieves in jail is not the answer, Madam Prosecutor. You need to go after the companies and shops buying the copper. If you put an end to the market there will be no need for the product.

Another issue is the public schools investigation, which I am told has been handed down to your office. You need you to look into DPS seriously and do all that is within your power to bring justice to whoever is proved to be involved. So while you are up in arms to prosecute every other crime out here with heavy media coverage, please, Madam Prosecutor, do not forget Detroit.

The DPS situation and copper buyers should be priority.