Prosecutor Kym Worthy shows no sympathy toward Kwame Kilpatrick. Her speech speaks of the various mistakes made by Kilpatrick. She makes a point to inform the citizens of Detroit the exact offenses of their mayor. As a citizen of the United States, as well as Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, along with everyone else, is obligated to follow the American legal system. He is also obligated to deal with the consequences involved if ignoring to do so. Worthy accuses Kilpatrick of his wrongdoing on many levels. One reason for the persecution of Mayor Kilpatrick is based upon perjury, for the reason that Kilpatrick as well as Beatty lied when they were witnesses, thus violating the fundamental principles of the justice system. Worthy also accuses Kilpatrick of spending the pulbic money unlawfully due to his position in the police officer scandal. Worthy states that “Our investigation has clearly shown that public dollars were used, people’s lives were ruined, the justice system was severely mocked, and the public trust trampled on”. The mayor committed more than one crime, and made more than one mistake. His own selfish actions are what led him to the consequences he currently must face.

Throughout her speech, Worthy mentions the importance of the American legal system as well as the importance of equal justice for all citizens. The position of a person should not be considered when dealing with a legal matter. Worthy uses the rhetorical strategy of logos in supporting her position. She states that “Even children understand that lying is wrong. If a witness lies, innocent people can go to jail or prison, people can literally get away with murder, civil litigants who deserve money may not get it or may get money they don’t deserve. And
lying cannot be tolerated even if a judge or jury sees through it.” If children are supposed to know better, shouldn’t the mayor of a city know right from wrong as well? This assertion made by Kym Worthy logically addresses the fact that the mayor should have known better before choosing to partake in such wrongdoing, and now it is necessary that he deals with the consequences. The effect of his actions can damage a widespread amount of people. Innocent people can so easily become at risk of being convicted by one simple lie. A great amount of people have and could escape their own convictions through the process of lying, and in some cases, no one will ever find out. In some cases. Faced with perjury as one of the main offenses, it is only fair that the punishment imposed on Kwame Kilpatrick should be one and the same with the punishment faced by others under related circumstances.

Kym’s use of logos, as well as other rhetorical strategies such as description and compare and contrast, attributed in her construction of a highly powerful speech. The opinions that she expresses in her comments are strong and well-articulated, providing an apparent logical base of reasoning for the offenses now faced by Kilpatrick.