2017 Election (crime, attorney, legal)

[Natural510]

It looks like Issue 1 will pass and Issue 2 will fail. I honestly didn't follow them very closely this time around going in, so read through the bills very carefully before voting. It seems Issue 1 was a pretty straight-forward victims' rights bill (which wouldn't in turn jeopardize the rights of the accused). Issue 2 was light on details on how it would help consumers and heavy on legalese regarding the state paying for attorney's fees should it be challenged in court, along with mandating the AG to side with the bill in court despite its threadbare guidelines.
I personally sided with the majority on both.

[Cleveland_Collector]

Both are bad with #2 being the worst.

#1: It's feel good legislation and everyone knew it would pass. However, crime victims already have all the rights they need in OH as prosecutors are required to protect them within legal boundaries. Amending the state constitution does nothing but possibly prevent the accused from obtaining speedy due process. It also needlessly bars the judge of the case from weighing the rights of the victim and the accused. It's going to be a mess.

#2: It's typical "kick the can down the road" legislation. A certain group will pay VA rates while everyone else will take up the slack. Only this time, the taxpayers are on the hook for the plaintiffs legal bills when they feel their right to egregious profits have been infringed upon. A terrible bill. Voting "no" was a no-brainer.