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...resolution directs police to avoid arrests for misdemeanors, including those for smoking marijuana, having drug paraphernalia, and taking part in petty theft — crimes that city data shows frequently end in arrests of black and Latino residents.
While Austin is among the country’s first so-called freedom cities, it’s part of a wider movement around decriminalizing low-level offenses and decreasing arrests. According to Local Progress, a national network of progressive city officials, some council members in El Paso and Dallas are also considering “freedom city” proposals.
Shrug. So they wont arrest shoplifters, just cite them. Its still a crime, they will still do any time ordered. etc etc. I don't think its a good idea, but not my city. The only thing actually changing is that they will be cited and released instead of being hauled off to jail, cited, and released.
Soft on crime hasn’t worked out well for CA.
Surprise surprise .
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SACRAMENTO (CBSLA/AP) — California voters’ decision to reduce penalties for drug and property crimes in 2014 contributed to a jump in car burglaries, shoplifting and other theft, researchers reported.
Larcenies increased about 9 percent by 2016, or about 135 more thefts per 100,000 residents than if tougher penalties had remained, according to results of a study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California released Tuesday.
Thefts from motor vehicles accounted for about three-quarters of the increase. San Francisco alone recorded more than 30,000 auto burglaries last year, which authorities largely blamed on gangs. Shoplifting may be leveling off, researchers found, but there is no sign of a decline in thefts from vehicles.
Proposition 47 lowered criminal sentences for drug possession, theft, shoplifting, identity theft, receiving stolen property, writing bad checks and check forgery from felonies that can bring prison terms to misdemeanors that often bring minimal jail sentences
Shrug. So they wont arrest shoplifters, just cite them. Its still a crime, they will still do any time ordered. etc etc. I don't think its a good idea, but not my city. The only thing actually changing is that they will be cited and released instead of being hauled off to jail, cited, and released.
I didn't see that part in the article. Could you please point it out? Thanks.
But of course many people will instantly become experts on particular matters, simply by virtue and self-aggrandizement.
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