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So your point is that the DA can't make a big difference in the chances of punishment?
by SilasX 4y ago
So your point is that the DA can't make a big difference in the chances of punishment?
- verdverm 4y agoThe way I read it, the specific policies of the DA can make a difference. My understanding is that the SF DA has deprioritized and eliminated prosecuting smaller crimes, so there is little to no downside for the would be criminal. So then, in this case and theory, the DA has indeed had a big impact on the rise in crime, hence all the hub-bub GP is referring to the idea that getting 30 years vs 25 for murder is very different from getting in trouble for stealing < $1100. In the later, if you could face jail time, you might think twice about stealing from walgreens.
- SilasX 4y agoI got that part. I was linking it back to the original discussion, about whether the DA can influence the criminal calculus. Sounds like the DA can.