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I'm from the distant suburbs of Chicago, in a different county, and I believe the author is alluding to frustration about crime and corruption possibly correlat

I'm from the distant suburbs of Chicago, in a different county, and I believe the author is alluding to frustration about crime and corruption possibly correlated with this person below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Foxx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Foxx

zdragnar 3y ago
I'm from much farther away, and thought it was rather blatant, given that she is the State's Attorney.
Izkata 3y ago
Specifically see under "Reduction in incarceration rates": She just lets criminals go free.
- lesuorac 3y ago
  Sure, lets take a look at that section. > Foxx has directed her office to not prosecute shoplifting cases under $1,000 as felonies. I mean you can still prosecute them as anything else i.e. misdemeanor. Personally, I'm not sure that stealing a backpack with a laptop should count as a felony. If not getting to put somebody away for a decades for stealing an iPhone makes you quit your job; maybe you're not in it to protect and to serve. > declining to prosecute low-level shoplifting and drug offenses and by diverting more cases to alternative treatment programs. So instead of sending people to jail she's sending them to rehab. I'd personally say a very short prison sentence followed by rehab is probably most effective (I mean look at how hard white collar criminals try to avoid prison; it has a powerful effect even if its for <7d). But unless he's going to show that the people in rehab instead of prison are committing these crimes (which it almost always isn't; plenty of fresh criminals available) it's an argument without any evidence. I also don't think firing gunshots in a playground (his actual complain) counts as "low-level shoplifting" as well as crime is increasing everywhere including non-democratic states/counties. She'd never get elected in the bible belt so many he should consider employment there. (note: bible belt has the highest homicide rate [1]). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_intentional_homicide_rate#See_also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...
  - jjtheblunt 3y ago
    I'm not sure you are aware of the other famous / infamous case that relates to the person, but it was national level news for months in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoa...
    - lesuorac 3y ago
      I mean thats the "Jussie Smollett case" section and not the "Reduction in incarceration rates" section (which is what Izkata said to look at). His primary reason (as given by him) is gunshots in the playground and Smollett's case involves neither non-drawn firearms nor sounds of gunshots. As well as Smollett did not commit any more crimes while before the trial ultimately found him guilty (so bail-reform probably doesn't apply).
  - jeegsy 3y ago
    It will be interesting to look at city level data
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zdragnar 3y ago

I'm from much farther away, and thought it was rather blatant, given that she is the State's Attorney.

Izkata 3y ago

Specifically see under "Reduction in incarceration rates": She just lets criminals go free.

lesuorac 3y ago
Sure, lets take a look at that section. > Foxx has directed her office to not prosecute shoplifting cases under $1,000 as felonies. I mean you can still prosecute them as anything else i.e. misdemeanor. Personally, I'm not sure that stealing a backpack with a laptop should count as a felony. If not getting to put somebody away for a decades for stealing an iPhone makes you quit your job; maybe you're not in it to protect and to serve. > declining to prosecute low-level shoplifting and drug offenses and by diverting more cases to alternative treatment programs. So instead of sending people to jail she's sending them to rehab. I'd personally say a very short prison sentence followed by rehab is probably most effective (I mean look at how hard white collar criminals try to avoid prison; it has a powerful effect even if its for <7d). But unless he's going to show that the people in rehab instead of prison are committing these crimes (which it almost always isn't; plenty of fresh criminals available) it's an argument without any evidence. I also don't think firing gunshots in a playground (his actual complain) counts as "low-level shoplifting" as well as crime is increasing everywhere including non-democratic states/counties. She'd never get elected in the bible belt so many he should consider employment there. (note: bible belt has the highest homicide rate [1]). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_intentional_homicide_rate#See_also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...
- jjtheblunt 3y ago
  I'm not sure you are aware of the other famous / infamous case that relates to the person, but it was national level news for months in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoa...
  - lesuorac 3y ago
    I mean thats the "Jussie Smollett case" section and not the "Reduction in incarceration rates" section (which is what Izkata said to look at). His primary reason (as given by him) is gunshots in the playground and Smollett's case involves neither non-drawn firearms nor sounds of gunshots. As well as Smollett did not commit any more crimes while before the trial ultimately found him guilty (so bail-reform probably doesn't apply).
- jeegsy 3y ago
  It will be interesting to look at city level data

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