Its a good thing new York spent their precious little resources prosecuting a guy who wrote down a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense instead of going after serial shop lifters and perpetrators of violent crime.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/06059e57.jpg
Its a good thing new York spent their precious little resources prosecuting a guy who wrote down a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense instead of going after serial shop lifters and perpetrators of violent crime.
What is the name of this logical fallacy? The whole "You can only do one thing at a time" as if the resources which would address shoplifting is even remotely the same as this? Like do you think street cops were taken off the streets for this? Investigators for violent crimes are getting pulled to investigate paper crimes? Like how can anyone say stuff like this without realizing how profoundly ignorant it is?I think it reads as more of a critique on the priorities of new York prosocuters. Charging someone for classifiying a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense seems silly while refusing to prosecute shoplifters when stores are closing due to shoplifting and having to lock up toothpaste, all while downgrading over half of felonies to misdemeanors.
Tell that to Bragg, who has down graded over half of felonies to misdemeanors and refuses to prosecute shoplifters.
He said that commercial robberies that involved the use of guns or even convincing-looking fake guns would be charged as felonies, as would some robberies committed with other weapons.
He said that gun possession would be taken seriously and that those walking the streets with guns would be prosecuted. The default in gun cases is a felony prosecution, he said.
He reiterated that violence against police officers would not be tolerated and that anyone who harmed an officer, or tried to, would be prosecuted
In 2021, under his predecessor, Cyrus Vance Jr., 47% of felonies were downgraded to misdemeanors. In 2020, when the city was strained by COVID-19 quarantines and related judicial delays, that figure was 35%. It was 39% in 2019 and 40% in 2018.
before Bragg took over, the rates of downgrading felonies to misdemeanors were higher in other New York City boroughs. Similar state data compiled by the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice shows that in 2021, the most recent year with available data, three other boroughs had higher rates: 56% in the Bronx, 57% in Brooklyn and 59% in Queens.
Like, this is the guy responsible for actually deciding if Jesus is a criminal or not saying, in not so many words, "Guys, he didn't do anything, what's your problem?" Part of the reason why Jesus getting crucified was painted as a travesty was because he was dragged in front of what passed for a court in ye olde Rome, was found to be innocent of wrongdoing, but they decided "f*** it", and executed him anyways.
Which, y'know, is kind of the polar opposite of what happened to Trump.
Tell that to Bragg, who has down graded over half of felonies to misdemeanors and refuses to prosecute shoplifters.
wow"Under Bragg, the percentage of felonies downgraded has increased to 60 - up from 53% percent under his predecessor."
oh no
gross
looks like he hasn't done anything differently than any other d.a does.
lmfao
How much do you think it costs to prosecute somebody (bearing in mind that, at a minimum, you're looking at two lawyers and a judge that each make a couple hundred an hour)? How much do you think any individual shoplifter actually costs society?I appreciate your well thought out and measured response.
Collectively, shoplifting is certainly a problem, but it's a problem spread out across thousands of small-scale criminals, each of which is far more expensive to prosecute than to leave alone. If resources are limited, disregarding any but the most egregious examples of shoplifting is precisely what any given court system should be doing, allowing those limited resources to instead be focused on higher-value cases (like fraud that results in a $350 million fine or a presidential candidate using campaign funds to bribe people to not say bad things about them).
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b49728d8.jpgLol
Not prosecuting smaller crimes leads to the commission of more serious crimes.
While the cost of each individual shoplifter may not be much, collectively it leads to higher prices, lost tax revenue, store closures and businesses shutting down, and lost time and a more inconvienient shopping experience.
I think it reads as more of a critique on the priorities of new York prosocuters. Charging someone for classifiying a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense seems silly while refusing to prosecute shoplifters when stores are closing due to shoplifting and having to lock up toothpaste, all while downgrading over half of felonies to misdemeanors.
What is the name of this logical fallacy? The whole "You can only do one thing at a time" as if the resources which would address shoplifting is even remotely the same as this? Like do you think street cops were taken off the streets for this? Investigators for violent crimes are getting pulled to investigate paper crimes? Like how can anyone say stuff like this without realizing how profoundly ignorant it is?
I think it reads as more of a critique on the priorities of new York prosocuters. Charging someone for classifiying a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense seems silly while refusing to prosecute shoplifters when stores are closing due to shoplifting and having to lock up toothpaste, all while downgrading over half of felonies to misdemeanors.You'll recall that they got Capone on tax evasion charges.
My dog actually said "stop wasting time going after corrupt politicians committing felonies and go after shoplifters" with a straight faceMaybe just apply the law equally. Why was Trump charged with felonies for doing the same thing clinton was slapped with a fine for?
For that matter, what happens when more people end up with criminal convictions and can't find work (or are forced to settle for lower-paying jobs) as a result
that means making decisions about what to overlook so more important things can be prioritized.
Maybe just apply the law equally. Why was Trump charged with felonies for doing the same thing clinton was slapped with a fine for?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/30/politics/clinton-dnc-steele-dossier-fusion-gps
The Clinton campaign and the DNC never conceded that they violated campaign finance laws, but they agreed to drop their pushback and accept the civil fines, according to the FEC letter.
Notice how the "tough on crime" folks are actually "tough on poor people crime, not rich people"."Tough on crime" is a dogwhistle for "put those minorities in prison where they belong."
A slippery slope in answering this, but you would have some people (at the top) say that is the point. It is more a lasting punishment/prosecution.
In the case of shoplifters though, the 'overlooked' ones can be the ones that don't get blatantly caught (or the ones who don't open canisters up and then leave the stuff open on the shelf).
Hey @MagicalPrincess , doesn't supporting an adulterous, Bible-selling felon go against your Christian faith?C'mon now, I know you're there.
My favorite so far is someone saying Jesus was found guilty tooI've seen this in my fees a couple times now lol
There was a juror that Trump's attorney was absolutely banking on. They said they got thier news from Truth Social.
Seems like their bubble popped when they saw the real Donald Trump.
something tells me you think that people are upset about hunters trial verdict
no one is lmao
something tells me you think that people are upset about hunters trial verdict
no one is lmao