The police will protect you
The following is a memo that went out to the Contra Costa Police Chiefs’ Association from Contra Costa District Attorney Bob Kochly.
The memo states that because of budget cuts, several crimes will and will and will not be prosecuted, Kochly lists those crimes below.
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm
This sounds like a good thing to me. Less enforcement of unjust legislation. Sure, they aren’t doing this for moral reasons, but the effect is the same.
April 22nd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I rather think that robbery, assault, battery, trespassing, and grand theft fall well beyond the gray area of “unjust legislation.”
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
They’re dropping drug possession. Whoop dee doo.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Does no one know how to read? This is NOT about “dropping drug possession”: from the fine article —
“4. Misdemeanor property crimes (e.g., 484, 487, 503, 459, 470, 594.
5. Simple assault or battery cases”
484 – Theft
487 – Grand Theft
503 – Embezzlement
459 – Burglary
470 – Forgery
594 – Vandalism
240 – Assault
242 – Battery
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:49 pm
I prefer this to adding more police and prosecutors. Those guys are misused as revenue sources and muscle for the status quo for too long. Look at the Police Chief in Milwalkee- he’s enforcing laws that don’t exist. Maybe he can send them some people.
They could end the drug war and save money and personell. Be about the same as ending prohibition on liquor…they would bankrupt some criminals is about all.
In Texas, we have over 2300 separate felonies alone….including 11 involving oysters.
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Robert,are those felonies involving oysters sex crimes?
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Anyone got driving directions to Contra Costa? I got some burgling to do.
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 am
Burgle burgle.