Walk into almost any DUI courtroom across the country and you will find them. They hog the table closest to the jury box. They kiss up to judges. They seem overwhelmed and usually are.

They are in a position of power, but the dirty (or shameful) little secret is that many of them do not feel powerful. Far from it.

Did you know that most rank and file DUI prosecutors don't even have the ability to make any decisions in the cases they handle? In fact, some need to run every little thing by their bosses under threat of anything from a demerit to termination. They are running scared. And they typically hate their jobs.

Ask 100 prosecutors who handle mostly DUI cases if they like their jobs and are satisfied with their careers, 99 will say no, and the one who doesn't is either mute or a liar.

There is a toll that judging and punishing people takes on a soul, and although many don't realize it, every time they act unreasonably towards a person they are prosecuting they exact a toll on their own psyche. Some react by becoming withdrawn. Some get meaner. Some have nervous breakdowns. And others drink. 

So there you have it, prosecutors drink too.