re: Catalytic Converter Thieves Deserve Death Penalty

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They need to pass a law that stealing essential auto parts is the same as stealing the vehicle itself and driving off.

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Won't make a difference if no one does any real time for theft. Not saying it's what's happening in Baton Rouge or New Orleans (yet), but it's definitely occurring in a lot of cities across the country. That combined with the effort to antagonize and "defund" the police is a recipe for disaster.

These hyper progressive activist judges and DA's are hard at work to reduce incarceration. That's what they are elected to do. This has been a major priority in the US since the advent of "social justice". The response to media outrage over incarceration rates is to be soft on penalties rather than organize any real prevention efforts.

Unfortunately that means a revolving door for criminals. They get arrested, but the charges are either scaled back or dropped entirely, so they are back doing the same thing very quickly. This is basically a back door "de-criminalization" of real criminal behavior, and it's extremely frustrating for both law abiding citizens and police. It's highly caustic and corrosive to the cities where this philosophy is adopted by too many judges and DA's. And I think it threatens to reverse the gentrification efforts and gains made to city centers in the US over the past decade.

If you own property in a district that's intentionally soft on crime, you should consider relocating or possibly constructing some pretty big fences/walls. As bad as these shitty judges are on the residents...they are even worse on the local police force. And I don't think this is going away any time soon.