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When the local population stops electing people who think it’s a good idea to legalize crime.
by godzillabrennus 4y ago
When the local population stops electing people who think it’s a good idea to legalize crime.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoIt's not legalized by the legislature. It's just not enforced by default by the prosecutor. There's a big difference. The prosecutor can still choose to enforce as they see fit or in "special" circumstances. On one hand I can respect the check and balance against an out of touch state legislature that prosecutor discretion provides. But a state policy to not prosecute certain classes of property crimes that have a victim(!!!) because of demographic make up of the people who engage in them hearkens back not to a prohibition era sheriff saying "alcohol isn't my job" but to a Jim crow era sheriff enforcing inequality under the law.
- anon291 4y agoProsecutors are elected