“We wish the student organizers a successful event and respect their passion," Waxman said. He said the DA’s Office is "also passionate about making carefully considered decisions that are based on the law and facts of every case. That is what we are doing now on the evolving issues in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal and the cases of thousands of less well-known defendants. As with all legal decisions, some people will disagree, but that’s not going to change what we do.”