This is Insanity. "Progressive" DA's and Judges who believe in catch and release are bad enough, this is far worse in my opinion.
How many additional people will be harmed when these offenders are turned loose? I had a coworker that lost both of his legs after being struck by a drunk driver who had many offenses and should already have been locked up serving time, but the "progressive" judge apparently thought that was too harsh. Similar circumstances occurred with the guy who intentionally drove into a parade in Waukesha, WI last year. That driver should have already been locked up based on previous charges but the DA thought better of it, now a lot of people are dead. These are just 2 examples that immediately come to mind, I'm sure there are many more.
There's 2 elements to incarceration - physically getting the bad guys off the street, and deterrence - make an example to keep others from considering crime. This Illinois law eliminates both for many of the hard core bad actors. The criminal justice system will be an absolute joke, offenders can't be held and many will likely not appear before a judge to answer for their crimes. If they don't, when law enforcement finally is able to track them down after considerable time, effort and expense, all they can do is serve them papers, but not take them into custody? What makes anyone think being served is going to make these folks show up?
In the city of Milwaukee, car thefts went from 4,500 in 2020 to more than 10,000 in 2021. This is due largely to a DA and judges who refuse to hold juvenile offenders responsible, just turn them loose so they can do it again.There's no accountability. This is the kind of increase in crime rates that Illinois can likely expect as a direct result of this law.
Sounds to me like the inmates are running the asylum in Illinois. Elections matter. As Muddy said, you reap what you sow.
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