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Posted on 03/28/2021 11:18:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby declared the “war on drug users” is over and her office will no longer prosecute low-level crimes like drug possession and prostitution.
The program has been in place for the last year and was designed to reduce the population in city jails during the pandemic. Yesterday, Mosby made the policy permanent.
“Today, America’s war on drug users is over in the city of Baltimore. We leave behind the era of tough-on-crime prosecution and zero tolerance policing and no longer default to the status quo to criminalize mostly people of color for addiction, said Mosby in an official press release.
Mosby said her office will no longer prosecute drug and drug paraphernalia possession, prostitution, trespassing, minor traffic offense, open container violations, and urinating and defecating in public.
Her decision was supported by Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. But Republican state Sen. Robert Cassilly told CNN affiliate WBFF that while he supports prosecutorial judgment, Mosby’s decision is closer to making the law rather than enforcing it.
“Prosecutors take an oath to uphold the constitution in the state of Maryland and the constitution says the general assembly sets the policy, not the prosecutors,” Cassilly told the station. “I respect the whole prosecutorial discretion. That’s not prosecutorial discretion, that’s an exercise in legislating. That’s what the legislature is supposed to do.”
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I assume sucker punching White people is a “low level crime”.
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Circling the drain.
What does RINO Governor Hogan have to say about it?
Next will be armed robbery and carjacking.
If you resist an armed robbery or carjacking though, YOU will be prosecuted.
Baltimore will now make War only on Decent, Peaceful, Law Abiding, Productive, Tax-Paying American Citizens.
In theory anyway I have no problem with this. Those people need help, not handcuffs and prison cells.
Unfortunately, there will be downsides. And I do not think that drugs and prostitution should be regulated and taxed by the government. But I think of the spread of deadly diseases etc if it is allowed to go without some kind of oversight. Though not by government. Maybe some honest pimps and drug lords can do the job better. Elected pimps are drug lords are corrupt.
So the old Miami Vice and Dragnet shows would have seasons showing only three or four episodes (counterfeit sports venue tickets sold at a bar and passing bad checks at a church charity lawn sale.
“Drop the goodies on the ground and put your hands behind your head. Now.”
They may argue that any white people remaining in town probably had it coming to them.
Maryland Lawless S#1thole - bump for later....
The left refuses to believe that the “broken window theory” actually works.
They’ll still go after people not getting proper permits for whatever.
Pretty soon this will morph into “blacks won’t be charged with crimes’ because of course they are all victims and can’t be held accountable.
A new criminal playground is born. Property owners hardest hit.
My condolences to the good people of Baltimore. Your leadership has given up and surrendered any hope of bringing back the city. Their polices have failed and will only do enough to ensure their continued control of power and their paycheck.
You’re probably right.
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