NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS ALERT:   Vol. 21, No. 36 09/12/2014 Rice, Allen Cases Show Danger of Unchecked Prosecutorial Discretion The year 2014 has gone from bad to worse for Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. In February, he was involved in an ugly confrontation with his then-fiancée (and now wife) Janay Palmer in an Atlantic City hotel casino. A security camera captured the incident, which ended with Rice hauling the unconscious Palmer out of the elevator.   At first, handling of the event seemed to be favoring Rice. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, for its part, was willing to give Rice a break. In May, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain agreed to allow Rice to enter a pretrial intervention program for first offenders, even though Rice was indicted for felony aggravated assault. The program allows Rice not just the opportunity to avoid prison time but, upon successful completion of the program's requirements, any conviction whatsoever. READ MORE >> Prohibitio