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Yeah, I've noticed it too. What happened? Did the threat of COVID make everyone go bat-guano crazy? Did the George Floyd riots release everyone's inner anarchist? Society is unraveling before our very eyes. If things don't turn around soon, we're either going to get Singapore-style laws and enforcement, or we're going to get societal collapse and anarchy.
It's all quite normal when a society transitions into socialism/communism.
While I'm not sure I'm ready for Singapore-style laws, what we do need here is sure and swift punishment for breaking the laws we already have. Coupled with that, we need to eliminate the shackles that are placed upon the law-abiding citizens. For example, if someone shoplifts, the shoppers and employees who witness it happen should be allowed to use whatever force is necessary to retrieve the stolen item(s), without fear of themselves facing legal action. Then the would-be thief needs to be punished, immediately, for his deed.
Someone mentioned parking fines. The fines should be quickly and rigorously enforced. Say you get a $50 parking ticket. You've got a week to pay it, in full. If you don't, some armed men show up and take your car away from you. You've got another week to pay for the fees associated with having your car impounded, plus the $50 parking ticket. If you don't pay, your car gets auctioned off and you learn to ride the bus. And no excuses about how this disproportionately affects the poor and downtrodden. Everyone, rich and poor alike, learns to park legally. And yes, there would still be courts where you could plead your case, if you thought that the fine was issued in error or if there were mitigating circumstances. You'd have a week to ask for a court date, or else you would be assumed to admitting guilt.
I can handle many more $50 tickets than a poorer person. Your proposal only serves to send them down a spiral of even deeper poverty. Make the penalties proportional to one’s wealth, you ok with that?
The part of me that would enjoy watching some pouty pantifa getting caned in public says "Yes!", but since that's the only reason, I say "No". We are not Singapore.
We have laws. I would rather that some DAs acknowledged and respected those laws instead of letting violent offenders have a free pass.
Turn off the Fox News fear porn propaganda for 10 minutes and go outside and observe the real world, there is no "crime wave".
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