The practice of prosecuting individuals out of embarrassment, well in excess of any demonstrable harm. The practice is particularly ubiquitous in Western democracies where sedition is an unpopular prosecutorial tack in order to dispense retributive punitive enforcement in response to indefensible egg-on-the-face.
The US government's piling on of charges against Barrett Brown constitutes a very clear, inflamed case of butthurt-prosecution.
Barrett Brown guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/21/barrett-brown-persecution-anonymous
Although he pleaded guilty to offenses carrying ~20 years in prison, Bradley Manning must still stand trial for his life, as the DoD and DoS have a wicked bout of butthurt-prosecution.
Often put out as the bad guy but in truth is one of the reasons your not dead yet. Being a prosecutor is one of the most honorable professions of which I know. These are true public servants, as they are taking a college degree that can easily earn them 10 times as much as they will ever earn as a prosecutor and using it to serve our justice system.
A sorry ass excuse for an attorney that couldn't make it as a real attorney ex: making $30k a year vs $150k for the average attorney. Usually a overbearing bitch of a woman that is against all men and their rights.
Bob: I have to go see the county prosecutor today!
George: I'm sorry, I hope you don't get an overbearing bitch, you will for sure be guilty.