Ironically, the more we pass “tough on DUI” laws, the more difficult DUIs are to prosecute. A misdemeanor DUI involves more paperwork for the patrol cops than most felony offenses and as a consequence, they’re much less interested in making a DUI arrest
@bilious72@jstewartIndy The OP was regarding someone who was on pretrial release in Marion and committed a crime in another county. Your response referred to “continuously releasing serious violent felons,” which to me seems that you’re uninterested in a solution but would rather bloviate talking points
@bilious72@jstewartIndy It’s not a strawman argument. You love the constitution and the rights it affords you specifically but if someone is accused of a crime, you’d summarily lock them in a cage for life. Instead of claiming that Indy “exports death”, have you tried what drives people to crime?
@SWSchicago@CWBChicago@BenBradleyTV I can’t speak for DuPage, but downstate counties, including several that joined the lawsuit to stop implementation of the Act, engaged in the practice.
@CWBChicago@BenBradleyTV You know as well as I do that bond reductions after a few weeks in county were the norm for people charged with this type of offense pre Safe-T act.
@CWBChicago@BenBradleyTV You’re right on extremely violent crime. But in this case, assuming this guy has two priors, the most serious thing he can possibly be charged with is a Class 2 Aggravated DUI. Even if bond is set high, there would be a motion for bond modification and he’d be out in 2 weeks.
@ccmembersonly Great in third rate metro areas. Solid baseline of jobs in county/ state government and lots of boomers looking to retire but can’t find associates to pass their practice off to
Beer vendor and Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor Ryan Strnad says the state's schools need money.
His solution?
"How about selling alcohol at high school sporting events," Strnad said. "I know it's a bold decision to make, but hey, that's revenue."
@Derek_Econ@foxmike90@Ruth_Mensch Rehabilitation, in this case, means rehabilitated to the point to stand trial. It’s not like people just walk because they’re found unfit to stand trial
@Derek_Econ@foxmike90@Ruth_Mensch The system we have in place, in my opinion, is sufficient. If found unfit, a person will be confined to state or federal facility until such time as they’re deemed to be fit to stand trial. If they can’t be rehabilitated, they will continue to be institutionalized