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Interesting because I’m all for bail reform and alternative punishment for petty crime, but a smash-and-grab seems awfully brazen. Bail seems appropriate for so
by alphabettsy 5y ago
Interesting because I’m all for bail reform and alternative punishment for petty crime, but a smash-and-grab seems awfully brazen. Bail seems appropriate for someone stealing an unattended bike, less so for other crimes.
- whimsicalism 5y agowhat sort of petty crimes, that previously had mandatory jail time, are you even thinking of? to me, cutting a bike lock and smash & grabbing are like definitional petty crimes.
- alphabettsy 5y agoStealing a cellphone can still be a felony based on the amounts we’re talking about. For me there’s a distinction between entering a locked building and stealing a bike locked on the sidewalk. It’s arbitrary I know.
- whimsicalism 5y agoBuilding? I was discussing cars.