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A sign of things to come?

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  • 24-04-2009 8:44pm
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    Sofa_King Good
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    Welcome to the jungle...
    04-21) 16:41 PDT MARTINEZ -- Misdemeanors such as assaults, thefts and burglaries will no longer be prosecuted in Contra Costa County because of budget cuts, the county's top prosecutor said Tuesday.



    District Attorney Robert Kochly also said that beginning May 4, his office will no longer prosecute felony drug cases involving smaller amounts of narcotics. That means anyone caught with less than a gram of methamphetamine or cocaine, less than 0.5 grams of heroin and fewer than five pills of ecstasy, OxyContin or Vicodin won't be charged.
    People who are suspected of misdemeanor drug crimes, break minor traffic laws, shoplift, trespass or commit misdemeanor vandalism will also be in the clear. Those crimes won't be prosecuted, either.


    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/21/BAK9176EGO.DTL

    Had to read this a couple of times, a side-effect of an economic downturn, or part of the plan?


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    King Mob
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    So everything is part of the plan?
    Even when it makes the state less oppressive?


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    Sofa_King Good
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    Problem. Reaction. Solution.

    The other element is already taking place, conditioning of the people to accept police brutality - take the Tomlinson case for example.


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    King Mob
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    Sofa_King Good wrote: »
    Problem. Reaction. Solution.

    The other element is already taking place, conditioning of the people to accept police brutality - take the Tomlinson case for example.

    And by accept police brutality you mean protest it? And report it in the media?


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    humanji
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    Sofa_King Good wrote: »
    Problem. Reaction. Solution.

    The other element is already taking place, conditioning of the people to accept police brutality - take the Tomlinson case for example.
    That's just completely rediculous. There's been a mass ourtcry over that. There are people wanted the entire police force lynched even though the full details haven't been discovered yet. Seriously, it's getting beyond a joke at this stage.


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    Diogenes
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    Sofa_King Good wrote: »
    Problem. Reaction. Solution.

    The other element is already taking place, conditioning of the people to accept police brutality - take the Tomlinson case for example.

    I'm sorry what, a US county is going to ignore minor drug possesses is in some way connected with the violent assault of a protester in london.

    What? Seriously?


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    Woger
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    Diogenes wrote: »
    I'm sorry what, a US county is going to ignore minor drug possesses is in some way connected with the violent assault of a protester in london.

    What? Seriously?

    Bigger picture, bigger picture.


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