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<blockquote data-quote="Sour Patch Kid" data-source="post: 1218729" data-attributes="member: 89222">It means exactly what it says.&nbsp; Liberal prosecutors have over the past years enacted their own take on legal statute, not following state law but their own.&nbsp; Specifically in Cook County, where Chicago is located.&nbsp; The prior lead prosecutor began charging criminals based upon HER wishes not the wording of the Illinois State Statutes.&nbsp; In Illinois, shoplifting, or retail theft is a felony if over $300.&nbsp; The former prosecutor did not like that so she made her own rule that said that the offender needed TEN prior convictions for shoplifting before it would be a felony.&nbsp; That is not what the law says, just a leftist prosecutor defending the criminal over the citizens she is sworn to protect.&nbsp; Illinois, as well as places like New York and California have reduced and basically obliterated bond laws so that criminals are back on the street, committing more crime instead of sitting in jail awaiting trial.&nbsp; An example seen in the last day.&nbsp; While liberals cry about gun crime and the bad, bad gun they are more than willing to let criminals loose who are charged with these crimes than hold them.&nbsp; Four men were arrested for breaking into train containers in Chicago.&nbsp; One of them was caught with a loaded pistol in his possession with no permitting to possess it.&nbsp; Instead of holding him in jail, he was released with &quot;conditions&quot; as were his accomplices.Additionally, cities like New York and Chicago have stopped reporting accurate crime statistics.&nbsp; Chicago will take a person battering someone with a baseball bat and report it as a &quot;battery&quot; as opposed to an &quot;aggravated battery&quot; because it is a less serious crime.&nbsp; Also at least in Chicago, many residents have stopped reporting crimes because they have lost faith in the courts willingness to hold criminals accountable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sour Patch Kid, post: 1218729, member: 89222"] It means exactly what it says. Liberal prosecutors have over the past years enacted their own take on legal statute, not following state law but their own. Specifically in Cook County, where Chicago is located. The prior lead prosecutor began charging criminals based upon HER wishes not the wording of the Illinois State Statutes. In Illinois, shoplifting, or retail theft is a felony if over $300. The former prosecutor did not like that so she made her own rule that said that the offender needed TEN prior convictions for shoplifting before it would be a felony. That is not what the law says, just a leftist prosecutor defending the criminal over the citizens she is sworn to protect. Illinois, as well as places like New York and California have reduced and basically obliterated bond laws so that criminals are back on the street, committing more crime instead of sitting in jail awaiting trial. An example seen in the last day. While liberals cry about gun crime and the bad, bad gun they are more than willing to let criminals loose who are charged with these crimes than hold them. Four men were arrested for breaking into train containers in Chicago. One of them was caught with a loaded pistol in his possession with no permitting to possess it. Instead of holding him in jail, he was released with "conditions" as were his accomplices. Additionally, cities like New York and Chicago have stopped reporting accurate crime statistics. Chicago will take a person battering someone with a baseball bat and report it as a "battery" as opposed to an "aggravated battery" because it is a less serious crime. Also at least in Chicago, many residents have stopped reporting crimes because they have lost faith in the courts willingness to hold criminals accountable. [/QUOTE]

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