Justice For Thee But Not For Me...

[Cow Poke]

I gave you the list Sam. "Some active reading might be in order."



This means that someone can shoplift with impunity or commit larceny up to $250.

I think he just ignores that because it doesn't fit his worldview.

[Sam]

By all means, active reading. For one, "unless supervisor permission is obtained" clearly suggests that extenuating circumstances apply to all decisions. As does the clause "Thus, there will be an avenue for prosecuting these misdemeanors when necessary but it will be appropriately overseen by experienced prosecutors."

That would, for proficient readers, indicate that Rollins is following what's pretty common in the literature at this point -- that prosecution of certain petty offenses is leading to ineffective and unnecessary strain on offenders and the state alike -- and not "this stupid DA is going to stop prosecuting shoplifting and trespassing".

--Sam

I gave you the list Sam. "Some active reading might be in order."



This means that someone can shoplift with impunity or commit larceny up to $250.

[Sparko]

I think he just ignores that because it doesn't fit his worldview.

And the thing is, even if the intent is to let it go once but prosecute if it becomes a habit (no real indication of that other than Sam's imagination) - in practicality, it would not happen, because the effect of the default being "do not prosecute" would mean that the police wouldn't even bother showing up, so how would there be a record of them making a habit of it?

[Cow Poke]

And the thing is, even if the intent is to let it go once but prosecute if it becomes a habit (no real indication of that other than Sam's imagination) - in practicality, it would not happen, because the effect of the default being "do not prosecute" would mean that the police wouldn't even bother showing up, so how would there be a record of them making a habit of it?

Liberals tend to think only in terms of what they imagine will happen, with no real world experience in how people react. This is the kind of crap that would embolden others like Michael Brown to walk into the store, grab the merchandise they want, and walk out without paying, just daring anybody to stop him.

(by the way, there's a new narrative on the Michael Brown thing - that he didn't really shoplift, but was trading a small bag of marijuana for the blunts he stole, then handed the blunts back across the counter for safe keeping in a pre-negotiated deal )

[Cow Poke]

Question --- when has any of this jackass liberal social engineering ever made things better? Look at the cities that have long been run by the liberals. Do we really need more of that?

[Sparko]

Question --- when has any of this jackass liberal social engineering ever made things better? Look at the cities that have long been run by the liberals. Do we really need more of that?

But the love and compassion!

[Cow Poke]

But the love and compassion!

It's all about feelings over substance!

[Teallaura]

This thread demonstrates why we have trials...

[Sam]

That's the end of that: BMC judged erred in trying to 'deny' nolle prosequi, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2019.09.09