and if the victim wants charges pressed?"By openly declaring that certain laws will not be prosecuted if violated, Rollins has incited, and in-effect [sic] authorized certain illegal conduct that runs contrary to law." - https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Rachael-Rollins-Suffolk-District-Attorney-Elect-National-Police-Association-Bar-Complaint-503616441.html
Newly inaugurated Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is tapping the brakes on her list of 15 crimes she won’t prosecute, saying she is taking a “long and hard” look at the list first.
Rollins, addressing her controversial list after being sworn in at Roxbury Community College on Wednesday, said she wants “everything to be a case-by-case basis.” She said feedback from the community and police was key.
“We’re going to be looking long and hard at this list, I am very clear that we will be holding people accountable but jail is going to be the last option with respect to those 15,” Rollins said. The list includes crimes from shoplifting and trespassing to drug possession, resisting arrest and larceny under $250. - https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/02/suffolk-da-rollins-taking-a-hard-look-at-decline-to-prosecute-list/
Stupid Commies...continue to encourage a decline in your tax base. See how easy it is to live on your mythical unicorn turds.
Unfettered prosecutorial discretion is essentially no law at all.
Common law has an essential element of predictability, without which it does not function.
Why have the laws if they are not going to be enforced? And why essentially say these criminal behaviors will now be accepted as normal? Society is crashing. Disarmed society as this is Massachusetts.
This is in direct contravention of the Broken Windows policing that vastly improved NYC, in particular under Mayor Giuliani. This will not end well for Boston, which anyone here already knew.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory
-PJ
that’s all fine and good, but can I poop in the street ?
Charges for which the Default is to Decline Prosecuting (unless supervisor permission is obtained and perpetrator is black).
The pathological creeps of the Left relish the opportunity to destroy and transform American culture. All this nonsense is meant to accommodate non productive minorities and culturally alien , ignorant migrants. This is the consequence of the “sanctuary” movement and the non enforcement of laws by miscreants who have obtained power. They know full well what they are doing and never want anyone to be able to restore and reestablish an America which was once great. There will either be a reckoning soon or the decline will accelerate. Look at New York and witness what has happened to the once decent Nassau and Suffolk counties. The more migrants, the greater the rot.
This is Current Policy in Los Angeles, but the monetary limit for theft is $950, if you steal less than $900m worth of stuff, they won’t even write you a Ticket!!
Barney Fife would use his one bullet on himself.
I was arrested when I was 18 for possession of Marijuana(2 joints) and contributing to delinquency of minor,(beer in car friend was 17. Spent 3 days in jail. Straightened my butt right out. Graduated from college Magna Cum Laude 4 years later.
Taking crap like that seriously early on CAN do a lot of good. Idiots like this mayor have no clue.
Vacay plans
Destination Boston
Rental car and gas? On someone else’s borrowed Visa
Food? Dine n dash
Hotel? Empty house
Cash? Stealing items for resale and drug dealing
Thanks Rachael
“Trespassing / Shoplifting / Larceny under $250”
And they wonder why “food deserts” form in previously flourishing areas.
Wonderful. Resisting arrest will just delight law enforcement as every creep will resist since it is no crime. Police will have to wrestle and fight with every perp then the perp can claim injury and sue.
“Drug possession with intent to distribute”
So, how many drug dealers are contributing to her re-election fund?
and if the victim wants charges pressed?