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How do they get out so quickly? Also i think in this particular case (since thefts are happening on private, fenced territory) it's easier to fix by a small adj
by anovikov 5y ago
How do they get out so quickly?
Also i think in this particular case (since thefts are happening on private, fenced territory) it's easier to fix by a small adjustments in law, essentially allowing guards to shoot to kill on sight - so that thieves are not arrested, just eliminated. Normally that wouldn't be a possibility because of chances of mistakes, but here's there's no way to make a mistake - anyone within the fenced area not wearing a uniform and a service ID can be shot to kill on sight and that will be it. Put appropriate markings on fences.
- rdtsc 5y agoDue to the LA’s “progressive” prosecutorial policies. It’s seemed to be designed to artificially lower the crime and incarceration stats. The train company actually runs it’s own police force. So it can arrest these people. Then they turn them over to the local authorities, which often doesn’t even book them. Some just pay a nominal fine like they might for speeding.
- pmorici 5y agoThe local prosecutor is extremely lenient and just lets even obvious serial offenders go under the guise of criminal justice reform.
- cperciva 5y agoDoes the USA not allow for private prosecutions when the state declines to prosecute crimes?
- pmorici 5y agoI don’t think so, a private party can sue someone for money but not to directly pursue criminal charges to jail a person without the government being involved.
- tedunangst 5y agoOnly in a few states.
- shepherdjerred 5y agoA militant railroad sounds like a fantastic dystopian backstory
- Rebelgecko 5y agoExcept for the most extreme offenders, the LA DA let's everyone out the same day they're booked, and according to UP a lot of the thiefs aren't even being booked. I'd like to think there's a middle ground between the current situation and "shoot to kill"
- anovikov 5y agoI heard that in many cases thieves are able to sue back and sometimes win cases arguing they are victims of racism etc, which makes guards and business they guard, reluctant to push the cases. "Shoot to kill" may be a fix to this. Also, just plain improvement of physical security may work, like electric fences and better locks.