Smash & Grab Burglaries and Organized Retail Theft.: “There doesn’t seem to be a lot law enforcement can do about discouraging this sort of criminal activity, thanks to edicts from District Attorney George Gascón’s office that, since 2021, have all but decriminalized shoplifting, making it a bail free misdemeanor.”
“Gascón has said that releasing criminals early, not charging crimes & enhancements, not holding people accountable, and $0 bail has made us safer. It hasn’t.” -Jonathan Hatami
“This zero bail schedule is just another policy that leaves us less safe than we should be.” -Whittier Mayor Joe Vinatieri
“It’s not uncommon for a flash-mob crew guy to get locked up on a Monday and be back in another store capering later that night.” -retired LAPD Officer
Beverly Hills, Azusa, and San Dimas have joined the lawsuit re: $0 bail. Time to vote Gascón out!
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"That is the way the law reads, and it's scary."
Former LA County Sheriff @AlexVilanueva33 says people who commit serious crimes in California are getting released with merely a warning not to do it again. Villanueva cites a study of Yolo County, California, which studied the effects of zero bail. Among only some of the results: The average recidivism rate for those released on zero bail over 18 months was 78 percent. For those released on bail it was only 46 percent.
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No surprise here. This is what happens when there is zero bail and there is lack of accountability. A public safety issue. Zero bail will not assure the presence of the defendant in court. #LAPPL#ComplyNowComplainLater