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> Some former police officials said in interviews that officers don’t feel it is worth making an arrest in low-level cases because they assume the district atto
by throw_m239339 5y ago
> Some former police officials said in interviews that officers don’t feel it is worth making an arrest in low-level cases because they assume the district attorney won’t file charges. They also point to a statewide ballot measure passed in 2014—Proposition 47—that raised the dollar amount at which theft can be prosecuted as a felony from $400 to $950.
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- Finnucane 5y agoDespite the focus on SF, this is a national issue. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/08/09/what-s-the-punishment-for-theft-depends-on-what-state-you-re-in https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/08/09/what-s-the-pun...
- sokoloff 5y agoI read that as "I'm not going to do my job, because this other group isn't doing their job." I guess any city gets roughly the government they want/deserve/tolerate.
- giantg2 5y agoThis is extremely common in most big cities if you talk to the police about their opinions.
- robertlagrant 5y agoThey aren't the government. But if you detect crimes that are not prosecuted, you probably aren't going to get anything out of it, including a criminal brought to justice, so why bother?
- sokoloff 5y agoThe police aren’t part of the government? (They are.)
- germinalphrase 5y agoThere are “strong rumors” that police officers up here in Minneapolis have been engaging in a ‘soft strike’ by refusing to leave the precinct or not answering calls. It’s framed as a defensive action intended to communicate “let’s remind everyone why they needs us”.